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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities are independent statutory bodies with their own democratically elected councils and management structures. It is a matter for each individual local authority to decide on the utilisation of its assets, including its land bank. Under section 211 of the Planning and Development 2000 a local authority may propose to dispose of land no longer required by it for its statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The provisions relating to the creation of a new public right of way by a local authority are set out in sections 206 and 207 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Section 206 (creation of public right of way pursuant to agreement (PROW)) provides enabling power to a planning authority to enter into an agreement with any person having the necessary power in that behalf for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ceadúnas Imill Trá agus Dobharshaothraithe (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Tríd an Acht um Pleanáil Limistéir Mhuirí, 2021, (Acht MAP) a achtaíodh i mí na Nollag 2021, bunaítear córas nua pleanála muirí, a bhfuil Ráiteas Beartais Pleanála Muirí atá treoraithe ag an gCreat Náisiúnta Pleanála Muirí (NMPF) mar bhonn taca faoi, córas a bhfuil réisím nua bainistithe...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (5 Apr 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 Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports and resources will be made available to assist school principals in the current wave of Covid-19 cases, in which a large number of teachers are absent and self-isolating, which is having a serious impact on school management in keeping the schools open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18318/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Fines (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 630. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of fines issued for cars parking illegally on footpaths in Mullingar and Athlone, County Westmeath in each of the past three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 883. To ask the Minister for Health the regulation requirements of private care contractors contracted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that raths, fairy forts or ringforts are not being included in CAP 2023. [18113/22]

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: They are all welcome.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators for engaging in the debate. We will have my speech circulated. I understood that it had been but we will rectify that forthwith. I thank everyone for their contributions on the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 and for facilitating its swift passage through the House. As I mentioned in my opening speech, the purpose of the Bill is to amend the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in VAT on heat pumps and solar panels to encourage the investment by homeowners into same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18644/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: According to the information made available to my Department in relation to Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) there are currently 54 active judicial review cases against SHD decisions of An Bord Pleanála (the Board). The number of units in the related planning applications is approximately 16,000. The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future committed to not extending the SHD...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Project Ireland 2040 comprises the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the National Development Plan (NDP). One of the key outcomes of both of the NPF and NDP is the compact growth of cities and towns of all sizes, in order to meet sustainability goals and to create more attractive places in which people can live and work. The preferred approach is to focus on greater reuse of previously...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: In October 2021, my Department approved the 2021-2022 An Bord Pleanála (the Board) Workforce Plan which provides for an additional 24 posts across a range of technical and administrative grades including the setting up of a new Marine and Climate Unit to implement the role assigned to the Board under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 and associated projects under the Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Housing for All (published in September 2021) provides a new housing plan for Ireland to 2030 with the overall objective that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes through a steady supply of housing in the right locations, with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system. The strategy commits to increasing the housing options...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: In September 2021, Minister O'Brien established a Working Group to progress the actions involving local authorities set out in the Government’s Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. Chaired by my Department, the Working Group comprises representatives of local authorities and the Departments of Children, Equality,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I have no plans at this time to commence section 212 of the Local Government Act 2001 which deals with the holding of public local inquiries. The establishment of public local inquiries is a legally complex matter, particularly with regard to how such inquiries would function in practice. Careful consideration would be needed regarding the powers of such inquiries to compel persons to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students on a course (details supplied) could be given an option to carry out a two-week Gaeltacht immersion session required for their course online or in the Gaeltacht considering the high number of Covid 19 cases at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when parental leave (details supplied) given the increase in leave in July 2022 needs to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála’s Workforce Plan for 2021-2022 was approved by my Department in October 2021. This Plan provided for an initial 8 additional staff for a new Marine/Climate Unit, which would include responsibility for processing offshore wind energy applications. I understand that the Board is currently preparing a Maritime Resource Plan to identify the additional staffing...