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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The funding system for local authorities is complex, with authorities deriving their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government. It is a matter for each local authority to consider how it can maximise local income sources and manage its own spending, in the context of the annual budgetary process. Most of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver theory test for a person (details supplied). [36440/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: An application for a foreshore licenece to undertake dredging at Magheraroarty under section 3 of the Foreshore Act 1933 was received by my Department on 5 January 2021. The application is currently open for public consultation and is available on my Department's website www.gov.ie/en/foreshore-notice/6da98-fs007084-application-fo r-foreshore-licence-for-dredging-and-beach-nourishment-at-ma...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government commits to ensuring that there is an appropriate mix of housing design types provided, including universally designed units, and accommodation for older people and people with disabilities. Securing and enhancing the accessibility of these new build dwellings to meet the identified needs of persons with disabilities forms the basis of a number of approaches by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. My Department does not have the information requested but it should be available from each local authority. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 236 together. Under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended (the Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department is focused on ensuring that existing housing stock is utilised to its fullest extent including a targeted, effective and co-ordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy across Ireland. In that context, Pillar 5 of Rebuilding Ireland, set out a range of measures to assist in meeting housing needs by ensuring that our existing housing stock is used to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021 was passed by Seanad Éireann on 28 June 2021 and completed Second Stage in Dáil Éireann on 1 July 2021. The Bill is expected to progress to Committee and remaining stages in Dáil Éireann on 7 July 2021. With the support of both Houses, it is envisaged that the Bill will be passed by both Houses before the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The report referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 9 June and is under consideration by my officials. It is a wide ranging report, which covers funding from a variety of different Government Departments for a range of issues and schemes. Many of the funding lines are outside of the remit of my Department. The report has also been sent for consideration to other relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The funding system that applies to local authorities in Ireland is a complex one, as those authorities derive their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government including my Department but also other government departments and state agencies. Most of the funding from Central Government to local authorities must...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner visit card can be considered for family carers who provide full-time care to family members but are not in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I know she contacted my office yesterday but, unfortunately, I was in Cork city dealing with a number of issues. Once I got back, I met with the chief executive of Irish Water to raise the issues she quite rightly put forward. There has been confusion on a number of points and I raised those with Irish Water. On foot of my discussions with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy again. I am advised that the capital line is already there so the equipment will be commissioned and up and running within the next two months. That is subject to the HSE agreeing that the water levels are correct, and testing must be undertaken in that regard. I am assured it will happen and that is the timeframe I have been given this morning. Within the next ten...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a survey and a connection to broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Property Tax (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Government remains committed to ensuring that the local government sector retains a sustainable and stable source of funding from Local Property Tax (LPT), distributed to local authorities via the Local Government Fund, to support the delivery of local authority services. Local retention of LPT began in 2015 and since then the overall principles and allocation methodology have broadly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future contains a commitment to “Establish in 2021 a Citizens’ Assembly to consider the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin”. The Department of An Taoiseach will be responsible for the Dublin Citizens' Assemby, which is to be established with a new chairperson and new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 ('the Act') the holder of a planning permission may apply to the planning authority for an extension to the period of permission, prior to the expiration of that permission. On application, the authority shall extend the appropriate period by such additional period not exceeding 5 years as the authority considers requisite to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The recently published General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 contains provisions necessary to allow a local authority to hold a plebiscite on the topic of directly elected mayor with executive functions for their administrative area, with the plebiscite to be held in tandem with the local government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a general practitioner for a rural town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/21]