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Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I will check with my office immediately.

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I welcome the opportunity to come before the House to discuss the recently published Town Centre First policy. We all have particular towns that are close to our hearts, places we wish to see grow and thrive. Unfortunately, many of our towns are in need of attention and action to improve their appearance and attraction. The aim of the town centre first policy is to address the problems of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I am just taking notes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I will not have anyone say that about me in the House. I am taking notes. I ask the Senator to have a bit of respect.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Boylan for raising this matter and providing me with the opportunity to address it on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, who sends his apologies. I may not be able to answer some of the specific questions but I will refer them to the Minister of State. This is a very specific case. Emo Court is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I again thank Senator Boylan for her remarks. The content of the information I was given from the OPW points clearly to the independent surveys that were carried out. I must revert to the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW for the information sought by the Senator - I do not have it to hand - with regard to the recommendation regarding a prosecution. I will ask the Minister...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Services (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Ahearn for raising this important issue and for his support for our local authorities. He rightly pointed out the great work they have done throughout the pandemic. It was a privilege to be in Tipperary County Council with the Senator to meet the management team and staff and note the vital work he is supporting in Tipperary to unlock the potential in many of its towns....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Services (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Again, I thank Senator Ahearn for his support for local authorities and for raising this important issue. A legacy of benchmarking was that every citizen who worked for a local authority or agency of the State got incremental rises that were not directly linked to productivity. That legacy has been tackled only in recent years, whereby the progressive social agreements with the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Feb 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. Notwithstanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant work on the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Aquaculture Industry (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, which was signed into law in December, establishes a new agency, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority or MARA, which will have responsibility for overseeing a new licensing regime in the maritime area. While aquaculture is not included in this licensing regime, the system designed is sufficiently flexible to accommodate a wide variety of maritime...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021, enacted in December 2021, establishes a new marine planning system, which is underpinned by a statutory Marine Planning Policy Statement guided by the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF), consisting of a new licensing and development management regime from the high water mark to the outer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Climate Action Plan, 2021 sets out an ambitious course for national decarbonisation to deliver a scale-up in emission performance across the sectors over the coming decade to meet 2030 targets and to set a trajectory to meet 2050 objectives. The plan recognises that climate change is a complex issue that requires transformative responses from every sector in society and that all measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Since 2018 local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The information requested in respect of 2020 is provided in the following Table. Figures for 2021 and 2022 are not yet available. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including noise, setback, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. Guidance on the noise aspect is currently being finalised by my Department in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are funding streams available for professional development courses for teaching staff to support them and enable them to upskill. [10610/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the situation in which a co-habitating couple who are not married or in a civil partnership are not entitled to claim the widow's pension on the death of one of the couple; her views on whether there is an anomaly to qualify for the (non-contributory) widow's pension given that the assets of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an applicant for State pension (contributory) who has been unsuccessful in their application due to the failure to reach the minimum requirement of 520 full paid contributions can now reclaim the portion of employee contributions paid in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10556/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 341. To ask the Minister for Health when the €1,000 bonus will be paid to healthcare workers. [10615/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Feb 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: Vacant Sites (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on...