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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [30466/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (8 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy McHugh for raising this very important issue and for keeping me updated with details regarding many of his constituents whose lives have been so negatively affected by the scourge of mica. The Deputy puts forward a very strong case concerning this family in a very vulnerable situation. I am acutely aware of the distress this issue with defective concrete blocks has caused to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (8 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I again thank Deputy McHugh for all the points he has raised. Like him, I met many of the families affected at the protest adjacent to the convention centre. I heard their stories first-hand and listened to them, which is key. I heard the frustration and the anger they have felt over the last number of years. The lockdown really put that in focus, as many people were doing up their homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. Under planning legislation, enforcement of unauthorised development is a matter for the relevant planning authority, which can take action if a development does not have the required permission, or where the terms of a permission have not been met. There are extensive enforcement provisions provided for in Part VIII of the Planning...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I am grateful for the opportunity to bring the Land Development Agency Bill 2021 before the Seanad. This Bill is a key priority for Government and establishes the Land Development Agency, LDA, on a statutory basis. It sets out the core goals of the LDA to undertake strategic land assembly and to effectively utilise public lands to build affordable homes and sustainable communities. A...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. At the heart of the role of the LDA is ensuring that we make a step change in how we manage State lands and take a long term strategic land management approach to provide a more sustainable approach to housing delivery at affordable levels. This is part of a wider suite of measures the Government is implementing as part of its housing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (13 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 07 July 2021, which sets out the position in this matter. As referred in my previous reply, Local Property Tax (LPT) allocations for 2022 will provisionally be based on updated information regarding the 2021 yield, on a no change basis i.e. the 80:20 model. All other elements are also be based on 2021 figures, including the LPT...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 40(3) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (the Act) provides that the default duration of a planning permission is 5 years however under section 41 of the Act a longer or shorter duration may be specified by a planning authority or the Board having regard to the nature and extent of the relevant development and any other material consideration. Section 42 of the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (13 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, as amended, sets out the position concerning residential properties and liability for the Local Property Tax (LPT). Under the Act, local authorities are, in general, liable for residential properties under their ownership in the same way as any other residential property owner. Local authorities value their residential properties in lowest Valuation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (13 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Under section 9 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act), owners and occupiers of land are required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that their land does not become derelict. Section 10 of the Act requires local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/ . However, the data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I am informed that the digitisation of the Property Registration Authority (PRA) map record took place between December 2005 and August 2010. During this period, approximately 2.5 million registered land parcels, comprising approximately 15 million line entities, were digitised from 36,000 PRA paper map sheets. Having completed the digitisation of the PRA map record, a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: All local authorities acquire land on an ongoing basis for a wide range of uses, including housing developments. My Department provides funding to local authorities also on an ongoing basis where they use their land for social housing developments. Specific allocations of funding are not made to local authorities for land, rather each local authority makes its own decisions regarding land...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: At my Department's invitation Louth County Council requested a meeting for further feedback on its Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF) application in respect of the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR) proposal which was unsuccessful under both Call 1 and Call 2 of the URDF. The meeting between officials of my Department and officials of Louth County Council took place on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Given the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the associated public health restrictions, and in order to continue supporting ratepayers and local authorities, the Government introduced a commercial rates waiver for the first nine months of 2021. This waiver applies to businesses most seriously affected by ongoing restrictions. The businesses eligible for the waiver include: - retail; -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: One of the earliest priorities for Minister O'Brien and I was to secure exchequer funding to support a waiver of commercial rates for businesses impacted by the pandemic, while simultaneously supporting local authorities. €900m was allocated by Government to fund the cost of a rates waiver from 27 March to 27 December 2020. This meant that for eligible businesses their commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. Minister O'Brien brought a Memorandum to Government yesterday (13 July 2021), accompanied by a General Scheme of a Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021 (the General Scheme), outlining proposals for the replacement of the current planning arrangements in respect of Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) with new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department does not hold data on the amount of vacant and derelict housing units in the State. Each of the 31 local authorities have prepared a Vacant Homes Action Plan for their administrative area. The Vacant Home Action Plan identifies the scale of vacant homes in their jurisdiction and sets ambitious but realistic targets for the number of vacant homes that can ultimately be brought...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (15 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The Property Registration Authority (PRA) registers land/property transactions which, on registration, can be accessed by the public as part of the National Land Register. Information on the Register and the registration process is available on the PRA's website at www.prai.ie. The consideration (price paid) is not shown on the Register. However, this may be available on the Property Price...