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Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Yes.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Yes.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. That is the intention.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act 3.Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended- (a) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “section 31AM(8) or 31AO(7)” for “section 31AN(9) or 31AP(9)”, (b) in subsection (4)(b), by the deletion of “, in the case of...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 8: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 31AM of Principal Act 4.Section 31AM of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (2)(b), by the substitution of "consistency of the development plan with the National Planning Framework" for "consistency with the development plan and the National Planning...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 9: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 31AN of Principal Act 5.Section 31AN of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): "(2) As soon as practicable after a statement has been prepared under subsection (1)(b), the Minister shall cause a copy of...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 10: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 31AO of Principal Act 6.Section 31AO of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (7)(i) by the substitution of "as amended by the planning authority" for "as varied by the planning authority".".

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 11: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 31AP of Principal Act 7.Section 31AP of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4): "(4) The Office shall consider the report of the chief executive on the submissions, together with any submission made under...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 12: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 32B of Principal Act 8.Section 32B of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): "(6) A request by a prospective LRD applicant under subsection (1) may include a request that the LRD meeting be treated as a meeting for the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I confirm that, to my knowledge, this is genuinely in response to the Derryadd case of June 2021, when the Attorney General recommended this course of action for wind developments. In terms of custom and practice, under judicial precedent from a number of cases, it is already permitted through the courts in regard to residential development. It was decided, in conjunction with the Office of...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: As I said, there are seven to eight urgent wind farm developments to take place. I also said it was decided not to limit this because it is already available in custom and practice to all planning applications. The specifics have to be given. It is absolutely not true to say that someone can essentially get a planning application through and tell the truth after the fact because the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I amendment No. 13: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Opinion in relation to planning application 9.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 32G: “Application for opinion under section 32I 32H.(1) A person who intends to apply for permission under section 34 (referred to in this section and section...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2023 (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The closure of power plants in Offaly and Longford will have a negative impact on the commercial rates income of Offaly and Longford County Councils, an impact which has been fully recognised by my Department. To alleviate this negative impact, my Department provided Offaly County Council with €1.7m in 2021 and 2022 while Longford County Council have received €1.3m in each year....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Collection (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation pursuant to the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority, as are the costs of collection. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (12 Jul 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: Local Authorities (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 412 together. In January 2022, my Department communicated with local authorities outlining that it is increasing the funding made available since 2018 from €50,000 to €60,000 per annum from mid-2022 to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office including a vacant homes officer to support the commitment in Housing for All to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 40 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended ('the Act') specifies that the appropriate period for the completion of a planning permission shall generally be 5 years, unless otherwise specified by the planning authority pursuant to Section 41. Section 42 of the Act enables the holder of a planning permission to apply to a planning authority for up to two extensions to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities have a statutory obligation to levy rates on the occupiers of rateable property in accordance with the details in the valuation lists prepared by the Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. Legislative provision is made for the refund of rates paid on vacant commercial properties in certain circumstances. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 allows...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Maternity Leave (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Questions no. 216 and 231 of 5 July 2022, preparation of the general scheme to grant an entitlement of maternity leave to local authority elected members is being prioritised in my Department. Once approved by Government, the general scheme will be forwarded to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for drafting of the Bill and published when that process...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (12 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Local Property Tax (LPT) allocations for 2022 are based on information regarding the 2021 liability yield provided by the Revenue Commissioners last June. All other elements are also based on 2021 figures, including the LPT baselines, the 80:20 local retention model, the equalisation contribution and self-funding of housing and roads from surplus LPT. LPT allocations to local authorities for...