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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department convened a working group in May 2021 of last year to examine various aspects of the planning process in all Gaeltacht areas. Membership of this group is made up of representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Údarás na Gaeltachta and the eight relevant local authorities. The Group’s Terms of Reference specify...

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

Peter Burke: Addressing vacancy and dereliction, and maximising the use of the existing housing stock, is a priority objective of the Government, as evidenced by the recently published Housing for All - A New Housing Plan for Ireland where one of the four pathways in the plan is specifically dedicated to this area. My Department continues to liaise with local authorities on the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pleanáil Teanga (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Táthar ag leanúint leis an obair idir mo Roinnse, an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán agus Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le cúrsaí pleanála i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Mar chuid den obair atá déanta go dtí seo bhí grúpa oibre a thabhairt le chéile i mBealtaine 2021 chun...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government 'Our Shared Future', commits to bringing forward LPT reforms including providing for all money collected locally to be retained within the county. The Government has signalled its intention that the move to 100% local retention of LPT will be introduced over the 2023 and 2024 budgetary cycles. It is expected that the LPT yield will change following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on valuation (ARV), which is applied to the valuation for each property determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority during the annual budget process. Rates income data are published by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. My Department reviewed the operation of the pilot Caravan Loan Scheme and recently received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to extend the pilot phase nationwide to all local authorities until the end of 2022. A circular will issue shortly outlining details of the extended pilot phase of the Caravan...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I cannot accept the proposed amendment from Senators Higgins and Ruane to delete section 3(b). The amendment was previously proposed and rejected on Committee Stage as it would effectively allow a drafting inconsistency between section 34(12A), which would not reflect the amendments to section 34(12) of the principal Act. Section 3(b), which the Senators propose to delete, is a technical...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Black for her contribution. In accordance with groupings of amendments proposed in the Seanad, I will address Opposition amendments Nos. 4 and 8 together, as they both seek to amend section 5 of the Planning and Development Act (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 by requiring section 37L applications to have a related purpose to the substitute consent application development....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I thought that the Acting Chairperson was going to let me off the hook. I thank Senator Black for these amendments, which all relate to the imposition of a monetary threshold on the scope of substitute consent by seeking to amend section 5 of the Bill. I oppose the amendments, which seek to apply a limit of €5.48 million to the upper commercial value of any future-facing development...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for her contribution. This amendment seeks to oppose generally a transitional provision in subsection (5)(d), which seeks to amend section 37L(5) of the principal Act. Subsection (5)(d) comprises a transitional provision that will allow ongoing substitute consent applications that are before the board but have not been determined by it prior to the new provision's coming...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for her contribution. Unfortunately, I cannot accept the proposed amendment, as section 177D is being repealed under section 21 of the Bill and the exceptional circumstance criteria under section 177D(2) are being moved wholesale to section 177K as the new subsection (1J), as inserted by section 16 of the Bill.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I cannot accept this proposed amendment as section 177D is being repealed, as per section 21 of the Bill, and the exceptional circumstance criteria from section 177D(2) are being moved wholesale to section 177K, to a new subsection, section 177K(1J), as inserted by section 16 of this Bill. It is important to note that all of the text of the exceptional circumstance criteria previously...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I will speak to amendment No. 13, as tabled, which seeks to amend the Bill by deleting the provision that repeals section 177B of the principal Act. I cannot accept the proposed amendment, as one of the key objectives of the Bill is that the current two-stage substitute consent process - which includes various alternate initial steps prior to applying for substitute consent, such as that...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: This amendment seeks to insert a provision that provides for the laying of a report by the Minister before both Houses following the introduction of these proposed legislative amendments. Specifically, amendment No. 14 seeks to impose a ministerial obligation to lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas within 18 months of the passing of this Act, outlining data on substitute consent...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 15 seeks to insert a provision that provides for the laying of a report by the Minister before both Houses of the Oireachtas following the introduction of these proposed legislative amendments. Specifically, amendment No. 15 seeks to impose ministerial obligations to lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas within 18 months of the passing of this Bill outlining the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 16 seeks to insert a provision that provides for the laying of a report by the Minister before both Houses. Specifically, amendment No. 16 seeks to impose a ministerial obligation to lay a report before both Houses within 18 months of the passing of the Act with the report having previously reviewed the Act, including having sought the views of city and county councillors and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Following the publication of the Independent Review of the Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Elected Members, led by Ms Sara Moorhead SC, I established a working group of local government stakeholders to examine the non-pay related recommendations of the Review and to draw up an Action Plan in that regard. This includes actions to examine the possibility of video conferencing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if radiography treatment will be resumed at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry to facilitate cross-Border patient treatment, given the shared island Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I know Deputies are keenly aware of the scale of the crisis that confronts us. This scheme is the State stepping up to the mark in a voluntary capacity, in the form of a grant scheme, having accepted that there is a moral obligation on Government to put in place practical solutions for impacted homeowners. Government fully accepts that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (29 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including noise, setback distance, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. Guidance on the noise aspect is currently being finalised by my Department in conjunction with the Department of...