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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 297: In page 225, to delete lines 39 to 47 and substitute the following: “ (e) development authorised under section 638 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or section 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Commissioners of Irish Lights) Act 1997 by the Commissioners of Irish Lights for the purposes, or consisting, of the placement of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 298: In page 226, to delete lines 1 to 4 and substitute the following: “ (f) activities that are the subject of, or require, a licence under Part of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021; ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 299: In page 226, to delete lines 5 to 7 and substitute the following: “ (g) development consisting of the use of any land or maritime site for the purposes of— ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 300: In page 226, to delete lines 11 to 17 and substitute the following: “ (1B) Development referred to in paragraph (a), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of subsection (1A) shall not be exempted development if an environmental impact assessment of the development is required. ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 301: In page 226, to delete lines 18 to 24 and substitute the following: “ (1C) Development referred to in paragraph (a), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1A) shall not be exempted development if an appropriate assessment of the development is required.”. ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 302: In page 226, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “ 4. Section 12 The following subsection is substituted for subsection (18):“(18) In this section ‘statutory obligations’ includes—(a) in relation to a local authority, the obligation to ensure that the development plan is consistent...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 303: In page 226, to delete lines 42 to 45 and substitute the following: “ 9. Section 125 The following subsection is inserted:“(2) This Chapter (other than sections 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133 and 134) shall apply to—(a) applications under section 291, and (b) requests under section 297.”,and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 304: In page 227, to delete lines 37 to 42 and substitute the following: “ “(1A) Summary proceedings for an offence under this Part may be brought and prosecuted by the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority whether or not the offence is committed in the maritime area.”. ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 305: In page 229, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “ 20. Section 173 Subsection (1) is amended by the insertion, after “section 34(3)”, of “or Chapter III of Part XXI”. ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 306: In page 237, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: “ “Development in maritime area by local authority or State authority178A. (1) A local authority shall not carry out, or make an agreement with another person for the carrying out, of development in the maritime area, unless— ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 307: In page 237, to delete lines 19 to 21 and substitute the following: “ (2) A State authority shall not carry out, or make an agreement with another person for the carrying out, of development in the maritime area, unless— ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 308: In page 243, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “ 37. Section 182 The following subsection is inserted:“(1A) A local authority shall not be eligible toappl y for approval referred to in subsection (1) for development on a maritime site, and no such approval shall be given to a local authority, unless the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: First, I thank you, Chairman, and the committee secretariat whose members have put in many hours on the Bill in the past number of weeks. I thank all the members of the committee, both Government and Opposition. We valued the engagement and the contributions. We have acceded to a number of changes in the legislation where we could. That will add value to the process and I hope we have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine a connection to broadband (details supplied). [55862/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Judicial Reviews (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together. The recording of court cases is one in which I have no statutory function and is a matter for the Courts Service which is statutorily independent. Judicial reviews against the State, in which my Department may be included as a party, are co-ordinated by the Chief State Solicitors Office under the guidance of the Attorney General's...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Semi-State Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála's expenditure on legal fees and consultancy services is a matter for the Board. It should be noted that arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Semi-State Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála's expenditure on consultancy services and external services is a matter for the Board. It should be noted that arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The plenary budget process for local authorities is now underway and I understand that Galway County Council will hold its initial meeting on 29 November. The Council has up to 14 days after that date to adopt a budget for the year ahead. This is among the most important decisions that the elected members of local authorities are required to make and the adoption of a sufficient budget which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) to roll out a pilot Caravan Loan Scheme offering a limited number of preferential and affordable loans for the purchase of residential trailers to Travellers in a select group of local authorities. The scheme is, therefore, not a rental scheme as the mobiles/trailers purchased under this scheme become...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The funding system that applies to local authorities is a complex one, as authorities derive their income from a variety of local sources including commercial rates, Local Property Tax (LPT), charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government. Central Government funding of local authorities similarly presents a complex picture, with transfers, both current and capital,...