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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the drug treatment programmes that are in operation for those addicted to illegal drugs in counties Longford and Westmeath; the plans there are to improve and add to these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26170/21]

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I assure the Deputies that I am keen to listen to their views and to take as many of them on board as is possible. It is about coming up with good ideas, unlike the last contribution which sought to categorised individuals. Whichever political party Deputies are members of, I know most of them try to do their best. I am certainly not a landlord. I have a small three-bedroom semi-detached...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot now book a test after receiving four cancellations the last being 13 March 2021. [33614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: With a view to supplementing the Outdoor Dining Enhancement Grant Scheme which was announced by my colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and further to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions over the recent and coming months, a package of amending planning regulations were made on 30 April last to assist in facilitating outdoor dining as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future includes the specific action to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term letting, and the ongoing approach in this regard is currently being considered. However, as some elements of potential regulation of the short-term letting market fall outside the remit of my Department, I have...

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

Peter Burke: My Department does not collate statistics in relation to the number of persons with disabilities that are accommodated by local authorities as the allocation of social housing is a matter for individual local authorities and, as Minister, I have no function relating thereto. However, housing statistics supplied to the Housing Agency, as part of its remit to implement...

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

Peter Burke: My Department has no information on the current number of households who have applied for housing with a specific need based on one or more members of the household having a disability. However, in 2020 the Summary of Social Housing Assessments recorded that 4,000 households (or 6.5% of the total number of households) had a specific accommodation requirement arising from a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if employees of education and training boards who are members of public bodies or local authorities have access to leave to attend county council meetings, in a similar way that teachers are allowed ten days leave for such purposes when meetings fall outside school hours; if her Department will review this in order to promote diversity and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: It is a matter for each individual local authority to decide on the utilisation of its assets, including its land bank.  A local authority may propose to dispose of land no longer required by it for its statutory functions. This is a reserved function of the elected members. Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides inter alia that a prior notice of any proposed...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: This is a straightforward amendment for a minor wording omission. It adds the word “the” into a sentence.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: It is noted and has been mentioned in regards to Senator Moynihan in terms of the Committee Stage debate. It has gone from 30 years to 40 years. We have taken into account the views of Senators and the House and I hope this creates a good balance.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: This group consists of Government amendment No. 15 and a series of amendments from Senators Higgins, Ruane and Black. Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, deal with management costs for cost-rental homes so I will address this point before going on to address amendment No. 18, which concerns adaptation and retrofitting. It is certainly not the intention that excessive management costs will...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: May I reply?

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: Senator Higgins made a valid point concerning those with disabilities. We are working on an update in the Department. Our new strategy for people with disabilities will be incorporated into the Housing for All plan. The model will be reviewed, but we want to prove that it works in the first instance, which is a significant consideration. There have been 1,600 submissions to the new...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I will respond when Senators are finished.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I will now address amendment No. 19 as tabled by Senators Boyhan, Keogan and Norris, amendment No. 20 as tabled by Senators Higgins, Ruane and Black, together with amendment No. 22 as tabled by Senators Warfield, Boylan and others. Following on from the discussion on these points on Committee Stage, I certainly understand the positive intentions behind these...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Boyhan for his intervention. I am at pains to point out that I value what Senators say in the Chamber, and we have accepted amendments through this process when Senators have convinced us that the amendments they put forward were required.We must strike a balance between what we do and advice, but I assure Senators that everything they say, as we review this legislation, is...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I will allow whoever else wants to speak to contribute first.