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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Before we commence, I wish to inform the members that consideration is being given to providing, on Report Stage, for the staggering of certain commencement notices.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I am referring to staggering commencement notices of the legislation. We may introduce amendments on that. The Minister is considering it at the moment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The repeal provisions. Those are what are being considered at the moment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Are we dealing with amendments Nos. 1 and 4, or does the Chairman want me to-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: This group of amendments relates to the information to be collected and made available by Tailte Éireann under a new section 8. I understand the intention of these amendments is that Tailte Éireann would commission a report to explore the feasibility of expanding the register to include an additional set of land and non-residential property information. I very much appreciate the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: To speak honestly and frankly, this is not legislation I have worked on before. My job here is to try to put this legislation through for the merger, as opposed to expanding the functions in this regard now. I will, however, raise these issues with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. In principle, though, I do not see any objection to doing it because the more we have, the better. I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: As a constituency Deputy, I understand the intention behind the amendment is to simplify the land resolution process. The national land register is a legal register that operates under a non-conclusive boundary system and is subject to the rights of those in possession. Where anomalies appear, the Property Registration Authority, PRA, can update the map under set protocols and in the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I hope that is not where most of the problems are.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: This is beyond my role. The Taoiseach allocates functions to various Departments. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, outlined that and other issues on Second Stage. I will raise it with the Department and the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, because I can see the concerns. While it may not be the priority of the Committee on Justice in its legislative reform programme, I have significant...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I am happy to do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I alert members that a technical amendment to the wording of section 25 may be tabled by the Government on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 40 may need a technical amendment too.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: We may table a technical amendment to Schedule 2.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing Supply Clearing House measure was established to facilitate consideration of matters which might warrant action being taken by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, local authorities or other State agencies, in order to expedite the delivery of housing which has the benefit of planning permission. The objective of the Housing Supply Clearing House process...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 to 236, inclusive, together. Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The information requested in respect of 2019, 2020 and 2021 is provided in...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am grateful to the Acting Chair and all Deputies for facilitating debate on this urgent legislation in Dáil Éireann this week. I also wish to record my thanks to the members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage for providing the necessary waiver of pre-legislative scrutiny and to the...