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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue on behalf of his community and Summercove national school in Kinsale. I first want to offer the apologies of the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. The project for Summercove national school, Kinsale, is included in the Department's construction programme, which is being delivered under the national development plan. The brief for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Obviously, this is not my area of responsibility, but I will raise this matter with the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, and her Department. What the Senator is saying is key. We are experiencing very unusual increases and inflation. One can see in competition across public procurement projects that this will become very difficult. We therefore have to be able to deliver these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Byrne for raising these important matters on the implementation of the Moorhead report and the issues of the devolving local powers down to local government. On 1 July 2021, new regulations came into effect to reform the framework of financial supports for councillors to allow them to continue to carry out their statutory functions and community representational role in an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for his kind comments. Regarding appointments, I note the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform oversees the Public Appointments Service and all appointments. I will liaise with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, regarding this matter. I fully understand the valid point being made by the Senator. As someone who...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Gallagher for his important intervention in this area. I also agree with the sentiments expressed about the tours of the Houses. It is great to see people back in the Gallery. It is important that the Oireachtas is open to students and for people to be able to see the great work that goes on here. The duration of planning permission is generally set at five years, but...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for his intervention. This decision was taken during the Covid period. The Minister took the decision to allow five-year planning permissions to take their course and not extend them as has been done heretofore. I will raise it. I understand the issue in terms of many one-off planning applicants in my constituency. Many of them were not fully aware of this when it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla – Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Ellis for raising this very important matter. The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that local authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller accommodation programmes in their areas in order to meet the identified accommodation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla – Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Ellis for his comments. I was very clear in my answer in that the responsibility for Traveller accommodation lies solely with the local authority. That is why, when the Deputy raised this issue today, I immediately got on to the local authority. It is now aware that this great concern has been raised in this Parliament and I will follow up with it. I want to be very clear...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (27 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: A foreshore licence issued under section 3 the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, is generally granted for short-term, temporary activities which do not require exclusive occupation of the Foreshore. Activities which are the subject of a foreshore licence application generally relate to site investigations, dredging and sporting events or developments such as pipes and cables. Where exclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: As I have previously outlined to the House, following the outlining of a variety of concerns from both sectors that were first brought to my attention during the development of the National Marine Planning Framework, I instructed my Department officials to establish a Seafood/ORE working group to assist the managed introduction of the offshore renewables industry into the maritime area. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 and 646 together. The Building Regulations apply to the design and construction of all new buildings (including dwellings) and to certain works to existing buildings. They are subject to ongoing review in the interests of safety and the well-being of persons in the built environment and to ensure that due regard is taken of changes in construction...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Statutory ‘Section 28’ ministerial guidelines for planning authorities on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (the ‘Sustainable Residential Development Guidelines’) were last issued in 2009, having been first introduced in 1999. Further related guidance has been subsequently issued in the form of the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Housing for All 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 sets out, over four pathways, a broad suite of measures to achieve its policy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: ‘Town Centre First – A Policy Approach for Irish Towns’ is the Government’s overarching strategy for the renewal and regeneration of Irish Towns. The creation of this Town Centre First (TCF) policy is an objective of the Programme for Government and it was published on 4th February 2022. The policy was jointly developed by my Department and the Department of Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Construction work was significantly impacted, with both delays and site closures throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. Therefore, on 9 September 2021, section 7 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 was commenced to allow for applications, subject to certain conditions, for further extensions of duration of planning permission...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I refer to the reply to Question No. 267 of 7 April 2022 which set out the approach to processing foreshore licence applications for site investigations linked to the proposed development of offshore renewable energy projects and the work currently underway to establish a new consenting regime in the maritime area under the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021. The foreshore section of...