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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Stations (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for raising this most important matter today and in recent weeks and months. I am aware that my officials have been liaising with Galway City Council on this matter in recent days on foot of the Senator's representation and intervention. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Stations (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for his intervention. As a former student of NUI Galway, I know the city very well.This is of critical importance, and that is why officials from our Department met with the chief executive of Galway City Council when this issue was raised. We assured him that once a site is found and an application is brought forward, we will give it the attention it deserves. These...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I am conscious that this is the Senator's Bill. In the first instance, the Government is supporting it. We have no issue with the Senator's right to bring the Bill forward, but we believe that secondary legislation is the most appropriate mechanism to deliver this vital change. I listened to the Senators articulate their points of view on the benefits of this exemption and I fully agree...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: It is four weeks.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: We are awaiting the ecological assessment as well. A lot of these things can-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: We are awaiting the ecological assessment, but once we get that we will move on it.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: No, it is okay. Once we get those back we will move on it, but it takes time. As frustrating and as important a piece that it is, it takes times.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I cannot give an exact time, but it is rated very urgent by the Department. Second, we had that bilateral engagement with the Department of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. The Irish Aviation Authority has raised the issue of glint and glare. It obviously requires an exemption exclusion zone because 90% of the country will be covered. To do that and carry out that mechanism, it must go...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: In the first instance, we have to wait until the ecological assessment is back. We have appointed the consultants so we can immediately commence the SEA then. There is a four-week consultation period built into that. Once that happens we will come straight to the Houses of the Oireachtas with them. We will act very quickly on this. The Senator says the UK has done this previously. This...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: It is the environment surrounding it; it is totally different. One has to go through the thresholds. I cannot just say that the UK did this so I do not have to do it. We have to do these things.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: We have to go through it.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I do not have anything further to add. We are all aligned. I will not delay the Bill. The contribution of Senator Martin was very apt. We are all in agreement.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if wood pellet stoves will be included in the new retrofitting grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure for companies and businesses to sign up to the one-stop-shop in order to register with the retrofitting scheme. [8585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the live performance support scheme No. 4 will be open to new entrants; when the closing date will be; and the timeframe that will be covered by this scheme. [8522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Residential Zoned Land Tax is a land activation measure introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The purpose of the proposed measure is to incentivise the activation of land which is zoned and serviced for residential development, but remains undeveloped.  It is primarily intended to influence behaviour towards increased housing output, rather than to raise revenue. The tax will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 128. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if ##he will provide an overview of the widows and orphans scheme for Army personnel; and the details regarding enrolment in the scheme. [8590/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: That is a very difficult question to answer at times. I can only respond on items that are under my control. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O' Brien, has the review on his desk and is considering it in the context of the other affordability measures that he introduced by way of the Affordable Housing Act. Under Housing for All the review was due to be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Yes, shortly.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for the consistent work he has done on this, specifically on the income eligibility criteria and the workings he has articulated in his argument. The overarching principle of social housing support is to provide adequate housing support to those households unable to provide accommodation from their own resources. Applications for such...