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Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Correct.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Health, published the "Housing Options for Our Ageing Population" policy statement in 2019 which provides policy options in support of a range of housing and accommodation alternatives for older people. The policy statement, together with the third and final Implementation Group report, including an update on Action 4.6 as referred to in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: The purpose of Building Regulations is to provide for the safety and welfare of people in and about buildings and the building control processes are a means of ensuring compliance with the Building Regulations and as such the Building Control legislation applies as normal when providing accommodation for Ukrainian Refugees. For information, Building Regulations apply to the construction of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: The Building Regulations set out the minimum legal performance requirements for the design and construction of new buildings (including dwellings) and certain works to existing buildings. The Building Regulations (Part M Amendment) Regulations 2010, which came into effect on 1 January 2012, sets out the minimum statutory requirements that a building must achieve in respect of access and use....

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: The Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022 is a significant milestone in Ireland’s overall environmental protection measures. The critical Bill sets out a system of controls on the abstraction and impoundment of water to protect our water environment and to ensure compliance with Ireland’s responsibilities under the water framework directive....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Overground electronic communications infrastructure and any associated physical infrastructure was inserted into section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act) via legislative measures introduced by the then Minister with responsibility for Communications through the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (20/2002). This was then enhanced with measures provided through...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department does not compile data on the number of planning permissions granted on a real time basis per local authority. Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website and are available in tabular form at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/ The Central...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authorities (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Further to work commissioned by the Housing and Planning Divisions of my Department, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) published a report into structural housing demand in Ireland to 2040, in December 2020. The ESRI research report “Regional Demographics and Structural Housing Demand at County Level” projected an annual new household demand figure for each county...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: The compact growth of cities and towns of all sizes, in order to create more attractive places in which people can live and work, is a key objective of the National Planning Framework (NPF). My Department is in the process of developing Section 28 guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidance (SCSG). When finalised, the SCSG’s will supersede current...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Since the establishment of the Office of the Planning Regulator (the Office) in April 2019, the Office has had responsibility for the evaluation of the making or varying of county and city development plans, local area plans and RSESs. The evaluation process is an independent function of the Office.  As such, my Department would not hold comprehensive records of all issues referred to or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Parking Provision (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission including car parks. An application for planning permission should be made to the relevant planning authority under section 34 of the Act. When making a decision on the application, the planning authority may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for affording me the opportunity to present this proposed regulation, Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022. The regulation provides for the appointment of the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, as the statutory registration body for the Construction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: First, section 9 of the Act provides for periodic reviews of the appointed register and in respect of the functions of the registration body. They can be changed by the board and by the Minister. We do not need to amend the Act if it were the case that the Construction Industry Federation was not performing as prescribed under the Act. In this case, the appointment body could be changed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Without amendment to this Act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Peter Burke: Any new Government can take a different position on these items. I am sure it potentially could.