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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are in place to tackle underage drinking in towns and cities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (30 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals to improve access to services and reduce waiting times for appointments for members of a centre (details supplied) for persons with Down's syndrome in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/22]

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for tabling the motion. I welcome the opportunity to restate the Government’s commitment to children with disabilities and their families. It was just three weeks ago that children's disabilities services were also the subject of a Private Members' motion. On that occasion, my colleagues, the Ministers of State, Deputies Rabbitte and Butler, articulated the...

Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2022: Motion (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: As regards the points raised by Deputy Ó Broin, these regulations can be interchangeable in terms of existing properties or new properties the HSE may require within the two-year period for discharging its functions in respect of Covid-19. On the other specific issue he raised, relating to permanency, it is absolutely the current intention for this to be temporary and emergency in...

Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2022: Motion (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (Number 2) Regulations 2022, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 23rd March, 2022. I welcome the opportunity to present these proposed Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Licences (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: While the State Property Act 1954 is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I understand that the Minister has approved the granting of a State Property Lease pursuant to that Act to this club for a term of 35 years. The Chief State Solicitors Office and legal representatives acting on behalf of the club are currently finalising the conveyancing and legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: Legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code, in areas designated as “rent pressure zones” (RPZs), were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 which came into effect on 1 July 2019. In essence, the legislation requires home-sharers letting rooms in their principal private...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Regulations (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: Provisions relating to placename changes in Part 18 of the amended Local Government Act 2001 were commenced in early 2019. Previous provisions under local government legislation were repealed. In addition, provisions in the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, amending Part 18 of the 2001 Act, were commenced. The newly commenced provisions under the amended Part 18 of the 2001...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (29 Mar 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 Act 1946 provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: The Traveller Accommodation Expert Review report, published in July 2019, reviewed the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998, and other legislation that impacts on the provision and delivery of accommodation for Travellers. The Expert Review report, which is intended to improve the effectiveness of the arrangements for providing accommodation for members of the Traveller community, has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if epilepsy will be considered as a qualifying condition in order to qualify for the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16081/22]

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I apologise that I missed the start of the debate. I was in the middle of a planning advisory forum meeting and I had to depart from that because the Dáil schedule accelerated. I do not come in here to defend things just for the sake of doing it; I need to believe in it in the first instance. That is core to me as a politician. The Deputy has cited a specific example that is...

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I have already made my contribution. I will report back; I cannot do any more than that. As I have said, I need to have due diligence on a change like that for one specific example. Oodles of bad laws have been made by making a national change as a result of one specific example. I just need to look at it more thoroughly. I think that is fair.

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I always come back. I am not going away.

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for their opening remarks. The Government will not support this Private Members' Bill which seeks to make changes to the exemptions that exist in relation to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The primary objective of Part V is to ensure an adequate supply of housing for all sectors of the existing and future population. In this regard, Part V allows...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: Planning applications for rural one-off housing are required to adhere to Spatial Planning and National Roads guidelines published by the then Department of Environment Community and Local Government in 2012. The purpose of these guidelines is to address planning issues on national primary and secondary roads outside of the 50-60km speed limit zones. Section 2.5 of the Spatial Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fuel Prices (23 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are currently available for bus and coach operators given the increase in fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15397/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fuel Prices (23 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are currently available to the haulage sector given the increase in fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15398/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (23 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT reclaim on fuel costs will be considered for bus and coach operators given the current prohibitive costs of fuel which is having a severe impact on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (23 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: The Town Centre First (TCF) policy, jointly developed by my Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development, sets out 33 actions which will provide a co-ordinated framework across established national policy objectives (in particular the National Planning Framework, Housing for All and Our Rural Future) to address the decline in the health of our towns and sets out actions to...