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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: ...for in the Planning and Development Regulations are kept under regular review. Under Class 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations, an exemption provides for the temporary use of any land for the placing of any tent, campervan or caravan or for the mooring of any boat, barge or other vessel used for the purpose of camping. This exemption is subject to a time limit of a period of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: ...wound up, our Town Centre First implementation programme has been launched, with town regeneration officers going into each local authority, we are trying to tackle vacancy by bringing in a zoned land tax where local authorities are central in terms of adjudicating on the mapping process, and we are bringing derelict homes officers into each local authority by quarter 2 of this year. To...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: ‘Meanwhile Use’ refers to the short-term use of temporarily empty buildings or land until they can be brought back into permanent use. This could benefit those seeking venues for the Night-Time Economy (NTE), while also finding compatible uses by day e.g. as ‘pop up’ shops, community gardens, exhibition, cultural or co-working spaces. Typically, landowners offer...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (16 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: ...throughout the area. With specific reference to the Ballymun Shopping Centre, I am advised that according to the Ballymun local area plan 2017, Dublin City Council has proposed dividing the land into two sites; site 1A and site 1B. The plans envisage two blocks that would contain 300 residential units facing Sillogue Road on site 1B, while site 1A would see the development of 41,000 sq....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (31 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...the data for the collection of commercial rates by local authorities, as collated by my Department, which for 2020 stood at 89%. However, 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. The Act imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (31 May 2022)

Peter Burke: The information requested is not collected by my Department, as the approval or confirmation of proposals for the compulsory purchase of land or property by statutory authorities is a matter for An Bord Pleanála. In this connection, arrangements have been put in place by each Agency under the remit of my Department, including An Bord Pleanála, to facilitate...

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

Peter Burke: ...exempt from the application of the levy for the period 2020 and have consequently now been removed from their Vacant Site Register. It should be noted that under section 19 of the Act, unpaid levies due remain a charge on the land in question until they are paid. My Department will continue to engage proactively with local authorities to ensure that all vacant site levies due are paid...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...Director of Planning Services at the local authority concerned.  Section 160 of the Act further provides that a planning authority or any person, which would include community groups and members of the public without any interest in the land in question, may seek an injunction in the Courts in relation to unauthorised development requiring that the unauthorised development is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (18 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...certain categories of properties are not rateable. Details of these properties are set out in Schedule 4 of the Acts. Such exempt buildings would principally include domestic premises, agricultural land, buildings used for public worship, education, health care provided and charitable purposes, on a not-for-profit basis. The Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 includes a...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...east Atlantic. This, in conjunction with several other Irish-based studies, will help Ireland to make informed decisions on the conservation of the species into the future. While target fishing and the landing of by-caught basking sharks for sale is subject to a memorandum ban under the Common Fisheries Policy and in wider EEA areas, it is recognised that a number of threats in Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (11 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...safety concerns arising from the “glint and glare” impacts of solar panels and the easing of the solar panel planning exemption thresholds, the regulations will cover the vast majority of the land area of the country, with limited restriction zones around airports. The draft regulations have been reviewed under the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...having regard to its size, its cumulation with other development, pollution and nuisances, and the risk of accidents as well as the location of the proposed development having regard to the existing land use, the environmental sensitivity of the geographical area and the absorption capacity of the natural environment in the area of the proposed development. Two High Court judgments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...aviation safety concerns arising from the “glint and glare” impacts of solar panels and the easing of the solar panel planning exemption thresholds, the regulations will cover the vast majority of the land area of the country,  with limited restriction zones around airports. The draft regulations have been reviewed under the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...and dereliction, and maximising the use of the existing housing stock, is a priority objective of the Government, as evidenced by the recently published Housing for All - A New Housing Plan for Irelandwhere one of the four pathways in the plan is specifically dedicated to this area. My Department continues to liaise with local authorities on the implementation of the Derelict Sites Act...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (4 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...current estimate for completion of these works is May or early June. The delivery of a new water treatment plant as a permanent solution to issues at Whitegate is under way. The purchase of land is progressing and the project has been handed over to Irish Water's asset delivery team. Depending on planning and construction constraints, it is anticipated that construction could start...

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputies for contributing to this debate and the discussion of the rental sector. I look forward to the real changes that Housing for All will make for landlords and tenants alike. However, the motion generally addresses the RTB-ESRI rent index as published last week and calls for a number of actions from Government which have been debated numerous times in both Houses. The...

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: ...I welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate these very important issues. We have now translated our programme for Government mission, Housing for All, into a strategic housing plan for Ireland, which is a radical one that sets out four pathways to a sustainable housing system. The plan is backed by historic levels of investment in excess of €20 billion through the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: ...for the establishment of a local authority-led affordable purchase scheme. It contains a provision where the local authority equity interest in the home it makes available is registerable as a burden in the Land Registry portfolio. A technical amendment will now be made to register this interest as an inhibition rather than a burden. Part 4 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Project Ireland 2040 comprises the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the National Development Plan (NDP). One of the key outcomes of both of the NPF and NDP is the compact growth of cities and towns of all sizes, in order to meet sustainability goals and to create more attractive places in which people can live and work. The preferred approach is to focus on greater reuse of previously...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: ...buyers, will allow purchasers to exit the rental market, help to build developer confidence in realisable consumer demand and contribute to the recovery of our construction sector. Furthermore, the Land Development Agency is progressing two major projects in Galway city as part of its initial tranche of State lands. These include site locations on Dyke Road and Sandy Road, Galway....