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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The requested information in respect of the years 2018-2020 is provided in the attached Table. Comprehensive derelict sites returns were not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The requested information is provided in the Table below. This data relates to the number of derelict sites on local authority registers at 31 December 2020 which is the latest data available in my Department. Data in respect of the end of 2021 is due to be collected in the coming months. Local Authority No. of Derelict Sites on Register at 31 December 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Data in relation to the implementation of the vacant site levy by local authorities is collected by my Department a year in arrears. The most recent data available in my Department in this regard is in respect of the year 2021. The Table below indicates the number of sites by local authority area which were liable to the vacant site levy in 2021 in respect of 2020. Sites are required to be on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I am just taking notes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I will not have anyone say that about me in the House. I am taking notes. I ask the Senator to have a bit of respect.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Boylan for raising this matter and providing me with the opportunity to address it on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, who sends his apologies. I may not be able to answer some of the specific questions but I will refer them to the Minister of State. This is a very specific case. Emo Court is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I again thank Senator Boylan for her remarks. The content of the information I was given from the OPW points clearly to the independent surveys that were carried out. I must revert to the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW for the information sought by the Senator - I do not have it to hand - with regard to the recommendation regarding a prosecution. I will ask the Minister...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Services (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Ahearn for raising this important issue and for his support for our local authorities. He rightly pointed out the great work they have done throughout the pandemic. It was a privilege to be in Tipperary County Council with the Senator to meet the management team and staff and note the vital work he is supporting in Tipperary to unlock the potential in many of its towns....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Services (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Again, I thank Senator Ahearn for his support for local authorities and for raising this important issue. A legacy of benchmarking was that every citizen who worked for a local authority or agency of the State got incremental rises that were not directly linked to productivity. That legacy has been tackled only in recent years, whereby the progressive social agreements with the Government...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I welcome the opportunity to come before the House to discuss the recently published Town Centre First policy. We all have particular towns that are close to our hearts, places we wish to see grow and thrive. Unfortunately, many of our towns are in need of attention and action to improve their appearance and attraction. The aim of the town centre first policy is to address the problems of...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: There is.

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I think it is available. It should be.

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I will check with my office immediately.

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputies for their contributions. It has been very interesting and worthwhile to hear different perspectives from all sides of the House. Towns and villages are at the heart of many important administrative, social, community and recreational functions. They also support clusters of local services, have a significant share of homes and jobs and act as important and vital...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for his support for the work of the Government and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Increasing the supply of housing is a priority for this Government. Last September, the Government published Housing for All, which sets us on a path of delivering 300,000 new homes between now and the end of 2030, including 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for his remarks. When the housing need and demand assessment, HNDA, is submitted by local authorities, it will be looked at forensically, because it will be the guide rails in terms of where demand will be and construction will take place over the coming years. The Deputy has, quite rightly, pointed to what citizens need to see. They need to see developments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code, in areas designated as “rent pressure zones” (RPZs), were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 which came into effect on 1 July 2019. Notwithstanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant work on the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Aquaculture Industry (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, which was signed into law in December, establishes a new agency, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority or MARA, which will have responsibility for overseeing a new licensing regime in the maritime area. While aquaculture is not included in this licensing regime, the system designed is sufficiently flexible to accommodate a wide variety of maritime...