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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Building Regulations 1997-2021 set out minimum standards for the design and construction of buildings and works to ensure the health and safety of people in and around such buildings. They 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 is taken of changes in construction techniques,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Minister O'Brien brought a Memorandum to Government on 13 July 2021, accompanied by a General Scheme of a Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021 (the General Scheme), outlining proposals for the replacement of the current planning arrangements in respect of Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) with new streamlined arrangements for large-scale residential developments (LSRDs)....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the Act) introduced new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHDs) of 100 housing units or more, or student accommodation or shared accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or more, to be made directly to An Bord Pleanála (the Board) for determination....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The information requested is not available in my Department. Details on funding provided may be found on eufunds.ie

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended ('the Act') currently enables the holder of a planning permission to apply to a planning authority for an extension to the period of permission by an additional period not exceeding 5 years. At present, if an extension to planning permission has been previously granted, the holder of a planning permission may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school principals appointed in County Westmeath from 2011 to 2021, by gender, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is promoting any policies to address gender inequalities faced by male and female primary school teachers seeking promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Waterways Issues (9 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 1566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems that are in place to issue licences to allow access to a lakeside slipway (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the way these licences are issued; the frequency with which they are they are renewed; the cost to obtain a licence; the maximum number of licences issued in a given year at this location; if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591, 648, 654, 673 and 729 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 597 together. Where monies are owed under the derelict site levy, they become a charge on the land concerned under section 24 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) until they are paid. Where the ownership of the land on which the levy is due is transferred, such as on foot of being sold, the local authority must be notified under section 29 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: The information requested is set out in the table below: Title of post Estimated annual salary cost 4 X Senior Building Surveyors €332,084 6 X Executive Building Surveyors €358,404 4 X Assistant Building Surveyors €197,044 Total €887,532 The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 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....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 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....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 177K(1C)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act"), as amended by section 8 of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020, provides that An Bord Pleanála ("the Board") shall, in relation to an application for substitute consent pending on 19 December 2020 invite the applicant to provide information as the applicant considers material for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  The Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. Following a review of the arrangements for the disbursement of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Community (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Community (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, the housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department provides €5,000 to the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) annually to run seminars, briefings and webinars on Access & Equality. The LGMA inform and raise awareness in the local government sector through conferences and webinars. In 2018, a joint conference was held with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the purpose of this...