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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.

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

Peter Burke: The Deputy's party is voting against numerous developments-----

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

Peter Burke: -----week after week.

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

Peter Burke: The Deputy's party has one common thread on housing. It is oppose, oppose and oppose again.

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

Peter Burke: That can be seen right across the city councils and our network of 31 local authorities. As I said about public houses on public land, Sinn Féin voted that down in Wicklow. That is a fact. The Deputy can dress it up anyway he likes and talk out of both sides of his mouth in this Chamber, but those are the facts.

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 66 together. Local authorities have been provided with a number of powers and measures to deal with the issue of derelict properties both in larger urban settings and in smaller rural towns and villages. There also exists a framework of overarching policy and capital funding which provides support to development, including urban regeneration. ...

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

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for their questions. To respond to Deputy Nash, the review began in November 2021. We have received a number of submissions from right around the country. There is a workshop this Thursday that will examine the content of those submissions. I hope to make progress early this year. I will also outline that there are a number of funding streams in place to tackle...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: 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. A table containing the information requested regarding the operation of the derelict sites levy, as per the most recent returns from local authorities...