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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Peter Burke: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a school (details supplied) was refused special education teaching hours given that it has DEIS school status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 May 2022)

Peter Burke: 337. To ask the Minister for Health when the reopening of the elective ward at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly will occur in order to alleviate the backlog of patients waiting on procedures. [23965/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (11 May 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. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Peter Burke: While Ms Sara Moorhead SC acknowledged in the foreword to her report 'Independent Review of the Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Elected Members', published in June 2020, that "there needs to be some structural reform to assist Councillors in the carrying out of their duty and perhaps more devolution to Local Government", there were in fact no recommendations made in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 May 2022)

Peter Burke: Appeals to An Bord Pleanála are made under section 37 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act). An applicant for permission and any person who made submissions or observations in writing in relation to the planning application to the planning authority in accordance with the permission regulations and on payment of the appropriate fee, may, at any time before the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive specifies projects which, by virtue of their nature, size or location are likely to have significant effects on the environment and should be subject to EIA. The Directive requires projects listed in Annex I of the Directive to be subject to mandatory EIA and provides that Member States may determine whether projects listed in Annex II of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: I apologise for being delayed. We were voting in the Dáil. I thank the Senator. This is a very important issue. It is a very distressing position for those she represents to be in, as she has quite rightly articulated. I have met a number of homeowners in my own constituency who are unfortunately faced with similar problems because of defects in properties delivered to them, defects...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: I take the Senator's point very seriously. In the first instance, we must capture exactly the extent of this issue right across the country and also in terms of the budget that will underpin what will be a significant remediation scheme. I would point to the many legacy issues with which we are still grappling post the previous decade and more, including that we are trying to establish the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: In October 2021, my Department approved the 2021-2022 An Bord Pleanála (the Board) Workforce Plan which provides for an additional 24 posts across a range of technical and administrative grades including the setting up of a new Marine and Climate Unit to implement the role assigned to the Board under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 and associated projects under the Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The Building Regulations apply to the design and construction of all new buildings (including dwellings) and to certain works to existing buildings. They are subject to ongoing review in the interests of safety and the well-being of persons in the built environment and to ensure that due regard is taken of changes in construction techniques, technological progress and innovation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Coastal Protection (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The Government established the Inter-Departmental Group on Managing Coastal Change to scope out an approach for the development of a national co-ordinated and integrated strategy to manage the projected impact of coastal change to our coastal communities. The Inter-Departmental Group is jointly chaired by my Department and the OPW and will bring forward options and recommendations for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: It should be noted that arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. Section 126 of the Act provides that it shall be the duty and objective of the Board to decide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 May 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. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, requires that a lease or licence must be obtained for any activity on State-owned foreshore, which represents the greater part of the foreshore. The Act provides for the issuing of licences or leases which are in the public interest. A lease relates to buildings or other structures and is generally used for a development that requires exclusive occupation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department has made significant advances in the development of marine policy over the last number of years, culminating in the launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) last summer and the signing of the Maritime Area Planning Act in December 2021, elements of which have already been commenced. The NMPF creates an overarching framework for decision-making that is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The objective of the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, is to provide public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages. This enables the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites in urban areas of high housing demand, adding to supply, a crucial factor in terms of moderating house prices. LIHAF projects often involve complex,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: As I referenced, the Minister has engaged with Deputy Stanton and will continue to do so. The arms of the State have to work together to deliver key infrastructural projects such as this. It is not good enough in a housing crisis when we see the level of value for money that a project such as this can deliver to society. It has to progress. I have full confidence that negotiations will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: There are very robust mechanisms in place now to ensure the legacy of a decade ago-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: I would appreciate it if the Deputy would let me finish. I did not interrupt her. I said there are a number of mechanisms in place now to ensure this does not happen again. I mentioned that we had almost 3,000 ghost estates in this country, and we have changed the law to ensure that this does not happen again. There are mechanisms to ensure that developers have bonds in place that...