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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Transport Authority (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I hear the frustrations he has quite rightly articulated in respect of his community and decisions that were taken. Public consultation should be at the core of decision-making processes of all State agencies. There are a number of different ways in which the NTA meets with elected public representatives to discuss public transport projects. At...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Transport Authority (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: I again thank the Senator for outlining the position in his community regarding the projects and the NTA. I will absolutely go back to the Minister. I always report back to senior Ministers when an issue comes up during engagements with Senators, especially when there are concerns in the context of State agencies liaising with public representatives. This is a very important issue. During...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank both Deputies for giving me the opportunity to outline funding and Government support for local authorities, with particular reference to Galway County Council. Across all schemes and funding sources, my Department provided €82.9 million in 2020, €84.4 million in 2021 and €24 million to the end of September 2022 to Galway County Council. Included in this is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: In the first instance, the €2.75 million is for Galway alone, not other local authorities throughout the country. That is a recognition of the total allocation of €12.8 million for 2023. That is a significant allocation by the Government at a time when moneys are, as we know, difficult to raise in the current circumstances. I acknowledge Galway County Council is doing work...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The Review and Consolidation of the Planning & Development Act 2000, is progressing in line with timeline set out by the Office of the Attorney General, who is leading on the project and it is expected that the draft Bill will be brought to Government before the end of the year. Intensive engagement between the working group, the Department and other stakeholders with regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Appointments Service (9 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department advised the Public Appointments Service (PAS) of the requirement to hold a recruitment competition for a replacement permanent Chief Executive in Galway County Council.  It is a matter for PAS to put the necessary recruitment arrangements in place and in this regard I understand that the post was recently advertised by PAS on www.publicjobs.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land, including a statutory body or a State authority, to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as Minister I am specifically precluded from exercising power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flexible Work Practices (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department has undertaken a wide variety of initiatives aimed at making the role of the councillor as flexible and inclusive as possible. Through funding research, providing supports to organisations that deliver capacity building and training, and annual calls for funding for both local authorities and political parties, my Department is working to make the role of the councillor more...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Commissioner of Valuation has responsibility for valuation matters. While some property and land is exempt, most...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: It is important to note the role of the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in the overall plan making process. One core function of the OPR is the independent assessment of all local authority and regional assembly statutory plans, including county and city development plans, local area plans (LAPs) and regional spatial and economic strategies (RSESs). The OPR provides observations and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned. This includes the Section 254 licensing process. This question is asking for an interpretation of the Law which is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022 was approved by Government on 27 July 2022 and is published herewith on the Government website: www.gov.ie/en/publication/4258f-general-scheme-of-local-gove rnment-maternity-protection-and-other-measures-for-local-aut hority-elected-members-bill-2022/. The Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: It is important to note the role of the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in the overall plan making process. One core function of the OPR is the independent assessment of all local authority and regional assembly statutory plans, including county and city development plans, local area plans (LAPs) and regional spatial and economic strategies (RSESs). The OPR provides observations during...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) is a new tax that was introduced in Finance Act 2021. It applies to land that is both zoned as suitable for residential development and is serviced. The RZLT is an annual tax, which will be first due in 2024 in respect of land which met the relevant criteria on or before 1 January 2022 and which is reflected on the map to be published by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Article 156 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), states that a fee shall be paid to a planning authority by an applicant when making a planning application. Class 1 of Part 12 of Schedule 9 to the Regulations sets the amount of the fee payable in respect of a planning application for the provision of a house at €65. Class 12 of Part 12 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including noise, setback distance, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. Guidance on the noise aspect is currently being finalised by my Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The breakdown of funding to assist the planning authorities in mapping land in scope for the tax was agreed in conjunction with the County and City Management Association and the Local Government Management Agency. The allocation of funding to assist in the process of mapping land considered to be in scope for the purpose of the Residential Zoned Land Tax was issued to all 31 local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: 669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on an appeal by a person (details supplied). [54906/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: 730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied); and if she will consider same for double payments. [55552/22]