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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 387 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that An Bord Pleanála does not have any role in determining foreshore licence applications. My Department currently has responsibility for assessing applications for a foreshore licence under the Foreshore Act 1933 for site investigations within the foreshore area linked to the proposed development...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities levy rates on property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. In order to support businesses and ratepayers, and in recognition of the impacts of COVID-19, the Government funded the cost of commercial rates waivers in recent...

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...

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: 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: To respond to Deputy Boyd Barrett, in my opening remarks on this amendment I clearly outlined the rationale for the six months as a bridging mechanism and said it would be extended by a positive resolution by both Houses of the Oireachtas should the Fáilte Ireland online registration system not be up and running. It is a bridging provision and, hopefully, by the end of the six months,...

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: The first amendment proposed by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan relates to the penalties that should be applicable to non-compliance with the proposed new short-term letting provisions. What is essentially proposed is that the penalties to be applied should be a class A fine with the term of imprisonment being increased to up to 12 months on summary conviction and up to two years on conviction on...

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

Peter Burke: I have shown my evidence already. By withdrawing an amendment, I was making that very clear to the House. I have no issue if we proceed and go through each amendment. That is the way we should go forward.

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

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “PART 2 AMENDMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000". This amendment inserts the wording regarding Part 2 of the principal Act. Amendment No. 3 provides an additional definition to the definition of "Principal Act" to mean the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the definition of "Board" to...

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

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “ “Minister” means the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage;”.

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

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3A of Principal Act 2.Section 3A of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(1A) A person shall not, during the relevant period, advertise or cause the advertisement of a relevant property for...