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Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Members who contributed on the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022. Once this legislation is enacted, all builders will be required to register with CIRI. Section 33 provides that an unregistered builder may not provide building works for anyone, be it for a State contract, a developer, or for an individual. The register is of competence. It is an essential...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (26 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I am still considering the position in relation to timing of the filling of the post of the Chief Executive of Galway County Council on a permanent basis. I hope to bring clarity on the intended approach over the coming weeks. There is a requirement for all Chief Executive posts for Local Authorities to be advertised openly on the www.publicjobs.ie website operated by the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government (26 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department has provided funding to the Local Government Management Agency since its establishment in 2012 as per the tabular statement below. Year Amount of Funding (€) 2012 939,022 2013 2,313,463 2014 3,078,085 2015 4,816,986 2016 3,955,465 ...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I concur with the Deputy. It is important that, as a society, we acknowledge and understand the demand for rural housing. That is critical to providing a policy to allow for it in a sustainable way. It is important that we have good planning practices and that we call out the misinformation that is currently circulating on WhatsApp groups and in society that one-off rural housing is going...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: The guidelines for planning authorities and sustainable rural housing 2005 were issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and require planning authorities to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way. Since 2018 the national planning framework. NPF, is the national policy document providing the overall strategy for the future...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies. I have seen a first draft of the legislation. We are trying to build in the report on pre-legislative scrutiny from the Oireachtas joint committee and the bilateral engagement I have had with other Departments. This is significant. I encourage Deputies to encourage Ministers in various Departments to give a significant amount of power to the mayor. A big challenge...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 120 together. At its meeting of 20 April 2021, the Government approved the general scheme of a Bill providing for a directly elected mayor for Limerick. The Government also approved the publication of the general scheme, as well as its referral both to the Oireachtas for pre-legislative scrutiny and to the Office of the Attorney General for...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I concur with the sentiments of the former Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, that it is the most progressive and the biggest reform of local government since the foundation of the State. In the first instance, looking at the timeline, on 24 May 2019 the plebiscite was held. Subsequently, we established the implementation advisory group in January 2021. Following that, there was a general...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Dillon for his question. I know he is a great advocate in this area as I have been to Mayo and have seen at first hand the work Mayo County Council has carried out and the lobbying Deputy Dillon has been doing. I am happy to confirm that a circular has been issued in the past 24 hours to increase by 20% the funding that has been attached to the vacant homes office. We...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: Mayo has done huge work in highlighting vacanthomes.ieto identify vacancy and areas in which properties can be brought back into use. It is very important that local authorities have full-time vacant homes officers in place to take advantage of these key funding streams now being put forward by the Government with record levels of funding to try to bring these properties back into use. In...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: To Deputy Dillon I will say that we will launch our Town Centre First initiative very shortly, in the coming weeks. That will be an enabling strategy to tie together a lot of the funding streams to which he referred in order to unlock the potential of our rural towns and villages right across the country. That will be a significant intervention by the Government. Deputy Stanton is fully...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: In the first instance, we have been clear that, under the new LRD arrangements, the relevant fees payable will be retained in full by the planning authority. This will give authorities increased funding to manage their staff and resources. The two-stage process is being restored and the local authority will give the decision closest to the local functional area, which is a positive move. ...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: The negativity towards constructing new homes continues. In the first instance-----

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: Let me respond. In the first instance, I clearly articulated the resource base that a local authority would have. Heretofore under the SHD process, the resource base was shared 50-50 with the board but the local authority will now retain 100% of an application fee, which is significant. This will provide resourcing to ensure that the local authority has a robust planning department. In...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is working with the County and City Management Association, CCMA, in seeking to define more closely the resourcing needs of the local authority planning sector, and following on from the commitment on the adequate resourcing of planning authorities in Housing for All. This review will examine a range of factors and is advancing in parallel with actions on learning and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I reiterate that a huge effort is being made right across the Government through the numerous schemes I have mentioned to bring vacant and derelict properties back into use. The State is serious about employing both a carrot and stick approach in that regard. Regarding the Croí Cónaithe cities fund to which the Deputy referred, it is aimed to have regulations issued shortly for a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: The Deputy is the only one laughing here as far as I can see.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: The Deputy is the only one laughing here, as far as I can see. In the first instance-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I ask the Deputy to let me continue without interruption, please. I did not interrupt the Deputy once. That is his problem. He keeps interrupting and is unable to listen. For someone talking about listening to vulnerable people in his constituency office, which I do every week, the Deputy finds it difficult to listen to people here. That surprises me. I see vulnerable people every week...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: I am referring to the Deputy.