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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Care (11 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I acknowledge the case the Senator has put forward. I know and appreciate how hard groups like the committee he referred to work on the ground delivering vital services to vulnerable people. I acknowledge their hard work. The circumstances they operate under can be difficult. He has put forward a strong case. As stated in the reply, tender documentation is to be received in quarter 1 and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (11 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Ward for raising this issue. I want to give the apologies of the Minister for Education, who cannot be present today. Languages Connect - Ireland's Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026 aims to increase and diversify the range of languages taught and learned in line with the European framework of key competences for lifelong learning of 2007, which recognises...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (11 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I again thank Senator Ward for his remarks and for the very strong case which he has put forward, backed up by evidence. I will revert to the Minister, Deputy Foley, with the content of the Senator's response. I will set out clearly the evidence he has put on the table here today in terms of the benefits to our State that this can potentially have, but also the accusations that the State...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 115 proposes to set out requirements of the respective directives. Those requirements are set out in the transposing legislation. It is not necessary to restate the detail in this legislation. In fact, as mentioned earlier, there is a risk of this proposal being considered a partial transposition and therefore legally defective or a risk of divergence or inconsistency between...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It is subject to the detail set out in amendment No. 114, section 31. It is very clear from 31(1) to 31(5), inclusive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 118: In page 41, line 31, to delete all words from and including “The” down to and including “satisfied” and substitute the following: “The Minister may by regulations specify the data to which the Database applies, being data that the Minister is satisfied—”. Amendments Nos. 118 to 120, inclusive, amend section...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It will make available to the public information that is contained within the database.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I have been clear that we are talking about the area up to 12 nautical miles.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It is set out under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act. As I understand it, as we go further out, the State has fewer economic rights but not fewer rights in terms of ownership.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: That is determined under UN agreements. I will have to come back to the Deputy on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I am happy to do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 122: In page 43, line 10, to delete "Minster" and substitute "Minister".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 123: In page 43, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: "Delegation by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 38. (1) The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may, with the consent of the Minister and the MARA, delegate to the MARA, subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the delegation, any function of the Minister for Public Expenditure...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 126: In page 45, line 1, to delete "this Act" and substitute "Part 3, 4, 5or 6". Amendment No. 126 is a technical amendment to define more precisely MARA's role in enforcement under the referenced provisions of this Bill. Amendment No. 127 is similarly technical in nature and provides greater certainty and clarity in respect of MARA's enforcement functions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 127: In page 45, to delete lines 10 to 15 and substitute the following: “(i) the undertaking of all administrative responsibility for foreshore authorisations, including— (i) performing functions under or in relation to such authorisations as if— (I) the authorisations had been granted (or otherwise given) by the MARA, and (II) references...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 128: In page 45, line 30, to delete “UNCLOS and the Act of 2006” and substitute “the Convention and the Act of 2021”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 129: In page 46, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following: “(iv) a representative of the County and City Management Association; (v) up to six other persons (if any).”. This amendment rebalances the proposed composition of the MARA board to ensure a broader scope of representation. It demonstrates the Government’s willingness...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: MAC holders will not be allowed to serve on the board itself due to potential conflicts of interest, with the exception of a representative of the County and City Management Association, CCMA, who may be from a local authority holding such an approval. As serving on a committee is at one remove from the functions of the board, and the outputs are subject to board approval, such a conflict...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The cathaoirleach has raised an important point. Amendment No. 130 proposes to require that six particular persons representing very specific, but important, interests in the maritime area be appointed to the board of the MARA. On Second Stage, we were accused of creating a board that is not balanced. We are seeking to address this in amendment No. 129. In my view, this proposal would...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett on NPHET is valuable but he failed to say it is a committee. It has an advisory role, and the Government makes the decisions. It is the same with regard to the board structure. The board is not adjudicating on consents. The board is a corporate governance structure; it is an oversight mechanism. The chief executive and the chief executive's team have...