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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147, 149 and 324 together. Guidelines for Planning Authorities on 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 that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy was published by my Department in 2018, this Strategy strives to provide a targeted, effective and co-ordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy across Ireland. Since 2018, my Department has provided funding to each local authority of €50,000 per annum to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office including a Vacant Homes Officer....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: New buildings and extensions or material alterations to existing buildings must comply with the legal minimum performance standards for the design and construction of buildings set out in the Building Regulations 1997 - 2021. The Building Regulations are subject to ongoing review in the interests of safety and the well-being of persons in the built environment and to ensure that due regard...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Traveller Accommodation Expert Review Report has 32 recommendations which can be broken down into 4 categories which are aimed at: 1. addressing research deficiencies, including how information is gathered and used; 2. removing any potential delays and obstacles in the planning system in terms of delivery; 3. increasing resources and delivery capacity; and 4. strengthening governance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Traveller Accommodation Expert Review Report has 32 recommendations which can be broken down into 4 categories which are aimed at: - addressing research deficiencies, including how information is gathered and used; - removing any potential delays and obstacles in the planning system in terms of delivery; - increasing resources and delivery capacity; and - strengthening governance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 347 together. Since the establishment of An Bord Pleanála in 1977, planning legislation has clearly assigned final responsibility for decisions on planning appeals to the Board of An Bord Pleanála. The role of the Board is to consider the Inspector’s report, along with all other relevant application documentation and submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 and 366 together. The specific information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of student beds lost each year due to purpose-built student accommodation being granted change of use planning permission, and the number of student accommodation providers that have received planning permission for change of use of such accommodation either on a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Public participation is one of the key principles of the planning system in Ireland, and reflects the important principles set out in the Aarhus convention. In accordance with Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), any person or body, on payment of the prescribed fee, may make a submission or observation in writing to a planning authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: One of the Office of the Planning Regulator’s (OPR) core statutory functions is to conduct reviews of systems and procedures used by local authorities and An Bord Pleanála in the delivery of their planning functions. In this regard the OPR is implementing a programme of reviews under section 31AS of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended, whereby each authority in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: One of the Office of the Planning Regulator’s (OPR) core statutory functions is to conduct reviews of systems and procedures used by local authorities and An Bord Pleanála in the delivery of their planning functions. In this regard the OPR is implementing a programme of reviews under section 31AS of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended, whereby each authority in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department issued a Circular Letter to all Local Authorities on Friday 24thSeptember 2021 relating to temporary change of use of student accommodation.In accordance with the circular, in considering planning applications for the change of use of existing student accommodation for a temporary period, planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála must be satisfied that there are compelling...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Land Development Agency (LDA) was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Land Development Agency Act was recently signed in law and, on enactment, the LDA will be established as a commercial State agency. The LDA Commercial Agency will be funded by way of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 to 387, inclusive, together. Under the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing 2005, planning authorities are required to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while avoiding excessive urban-generated housing, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out by inspectors from his Department on horticultural businesses by functional area in each of the past five years in tabular form. [46116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The funding system that applies to local authorities is a complex one, as authorities derive their income from a variety of local sources including commercial rates, Local Property Tax (LPT), charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government. It is a matter for each local authority as to how it can maximise local income sources and manage its own spending, in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections (23 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 13 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides for disqualifications from local authority membership. Section 13(1)(i) of the 2001 Act provides that a person who is employed by a local authority and is not the holder of a class, description or grade of employment designated by the Minister by order under section 161(1)(b) of the 2001 Act shall also be disqualified from membership of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting (23 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: In his speech at the Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth Summit in 2018, the then Minister with responsibility for the 1933 Foreshore Act, Minister Damien English T.D. clarified that certain rights, of both a formal and informal nature, to harvest seaweed exist and must be respected in the context of determination of applications to hand harvest seaweed under the 1933 Foreshore Act. The legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (23 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Acts 2001-2020. I am advised by the Commissioner that the Valuation Office telephone helpline is open. Its Public Office is open to members of the public on an appointment only basis. Further information is available directly from the Valuation Office, if required. Arrangements have been put in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a bus ticket will be issued to a student (details supplied) who has no other means of travelling to school. [45820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The requested information is not available in my Department. However, it may be obtained by contacting the dedicated e-mail addresses for members of the Oireachtas in respect of the State bodies under the aegis of my Department, as set out in tabular form below. State Body Contact E-mail Address An Bord Pleanála oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie ...