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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the escalation and high price of fertiliser which is having a major impact on farming families. [5069/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 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. Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission.  Under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2018, which came into operation on 8 February 2018, provide for an exemption from the requirement to obtain planning permission in respect of the change of use of certain vacant commercial premises to residential use, including the conversion of vacant areas above ground floor commercial premises to residential use. This measure was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (2 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Pursuant to Section 11(1)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), not later than 4 years after the making of a development plan, a planning authority shall give notice of its intention to review its existing development plan and to prepare a new development plan for its area. As part of each stage of the review, there is a clear and structured approach governing the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: In December 2020, in support of Government policy on advancing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities, I established a Working Group to examine the provision of a changing places toilet in certain buildings. The Working Group has now recommended the types and sizes of buildings where a changing places toilet should be required, along with the technical requirements (equipment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for medical personnel in the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5589/22]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Keogan for her very-well presented argument in favour of this allowance. The household benefits package comprises the electricity or gas allowance and free television licence. The Department of Social Protection will spend approximately €273 million this year on the household benefit package for more than 484,000 customers. All proposals, including any proposal to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Keogan for her remarks and the case presented. I will revert to the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, with the case the Senator has made in the context of the next Estimates process. I know the Government is adjudicating on an estimate for increased package to counteract inflation, which has to be targeted at those who need it most. The Minister has said the allowances that have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I will bring these comments to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Foley. The Senator has made a strong case for the school. St. Paul's Community College is a multidenominational, co-educational post-primary school under the patronage of Waterford and Wexford ETB. The enrolment for this school for the 2020-21 academic year was 572 and pending validation of all enrolment returns, it is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I again thank Senator Cummins for the strong and robust case he has put forward for St. Paul's Community College. I will bring the case in regard to the community college in the context of the overall long-term plan to the attention of the Minister for Education. I agree that it is important staff of the Department of Education liaise with the patron and the community to find the best...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Aindrias Moynihan for raising this matter, which is very important to his community. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage's role in relation to the planning system is primarily to provide a policy and legislative framework under which the planning authorities, An Bord Pleanála and the Office of the Planning Regulator perform their statutory planning...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy again for articulating the concern of local residents in Gougane Barra. I am clear, however, about my role under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which means that I am unable to comment on specific cases. This is clearly enshrined in the legislation. I referred to the guidelines and energy targets earlier to try to set the context regarding where the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding applications for the Climate Action Fund for large-scale projects of between €1 million and €1.5 million; when applications will be open for businesses in 2022; if the criteria for the scheme have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 269. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if works can be carried out on a river (details supplied). [6266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. Audit and oversight of local government in Ireland is the responsibility of two organisations; the Local Government Audit Service (LGAS) and the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC).The LGAS carries out an independent, external audit of each local authority, each year. It currently has a staff of 35, or 32.6 full time...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Under Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001, the appropriate Minister may declare qualifications of such classes and descriptions as he or she thinks fit for a specified employment under a local authority, or for such of the employments as belong to a specified class, description or grade. The declared qualifications for the post of Executive Engineer specify that a candidate must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: An Organisational Review of An Bord Pleanála was undertaken by an independent expert panel and published in March 2016. An Implementation Group, comprising representation from my Department and An Bord Pleanála (the Board), was established to oversee the implementation of the Review recommendations. The Review contains 101 recommendations relating to legislative provisions,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. Section 126 of the Act provides that it shall be the duty and objective of the Board to decide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 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 Office. Under section 30 of the Act, I am specifically...