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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: That is what I am getting from the engagement I have had with the national parties. The Deputy mentioned the gratuity. It has been a very talked about issue among councillors. I always want to be very straight and clear with local authority members about what I can and cannot do. I was very honest with them because the Moorhead report recommended setting up a committee to look at pension...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: That is why we have increased the pay to ensure we get that better participation and the flexibility. I was at the AGM for Westmeath County Council. One lady had logged on remotely and another gentleman was recuperating in hospital. There can be pros and cons when meetings are so accessible but there is that flexibility built into the system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: We are happy to attend any time to seek the committee's advice on the changes we are bringing through. We look forward to the report on pre-legislative scrutiny of this current Bill but as we go through other significant changes for reforming the way local authority members go about their business, we will be happy to keep the committee informed and seek its views at every juncture along the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Maria Byrne. It is 26 and 16 weeks for maternity leave and it is 18 months for illness if somebody is very sick and needs that support. We are happy to work with the Senator on any suggestions she has. For the individual who is going on maternity leave, it should be their choice. That is how we are framing this policy piece around this legislative change. It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Boyhan for his kind words. He is dead right that there is a huge issue with retention throughout the country. I have seen some very good local authority members who, unfortunately, have left the field. We are at a loss without their service, which was very important, and I saw that my own local authority area. In terms of mental health, the Local Authority Members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I am happy to take that on board. I have often spoken about retention during my tenure at the Custom House. The council chamber needs to reflect the society that it serves in gender, diversity, age and all other strands. It needs to reflect all sectors of society, whether business owners, teachers or community workers and all other avenues of life that make up society. Our aim in life as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. We are trying to go down that avenue with the reforms in local authorities. I remember when we had our first baby. I was in a local authority. Working full time and trying to hold down council duties too was very challenging. The office that I worked for was close to the council chamber. I had an employer who was willing to give me a little slack to go to the council...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: That is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (21 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: The Government approved the General Scheme of a Bill providing for a directly elected mayor for Limerick at its meeting of 20 April 2021. Government also approved the publication of the General Scheme and its referral both to the Oireachtas for pre-legislative scrutiny and to the Office of the Attorney General for priority drafting of a Bill. The Joint Oireachtas Committee for Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: Intensive work is underway on the review and consolidation of the Planning and Development Act 2000, (the Act), which is being led by the Office of the Attorney General. All provisions of the Act are being examined in the context of this review. Whilst a key principle of the review is to avoid unnecessary change to aspects of the current planning system that are operating effectively,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department has made significant advances in the development of marine policy over the last number of years, culminating in the launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) in June of last year, and the enactment of the Maritime Area Planning Act in December 2021, elements of which have already been commenced. The NMPF creates an overarching framework for decision-making that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 293 together. The General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022 was approved by Government on 27th July 2022 and is published herewith on the Government website: www.gov.ie/en/publication/4258f-general-scheme-of-local-gove...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. My Department’s Foreshore Unit operates the consenting regime under the Foreshore Act 1933, managing the regulation of a range of different marine activities and infrastructural developments. The volume of applications made under the Act in recent years has grown significantly. In parallel, my Department is leading an extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: The responsibility for the development on Ireland’s foreshore is currently regulated under the provisions of the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended. The Foreshore Act 1933 requires that a lease or licence must be obtained from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government for the carrying out of works or placing structures or material on, or for the occupation of or removal of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: I launched the second joint National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027 on 14 January 2022 together with Minister Darragh O'Brien and Ms. Anne Rabbitte, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Disability.The new Strategy will operate within the framework of Housing for All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland which is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is engaging with the AHB sector, including Cena, on its capacity to deliver Traveller specific accommodation as part of the ongoing work of the Programme Board, established to oversee the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Expert Group Review report. My Department funded Cena, through a service level agreement, to employ a part-time Tenant Liaison Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: The responsibility for the development on Ireland’s foreshore is currently regulated under the provisions of the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended.  The Foreshore Act 1933 requires that a lease or licence must be obtained from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government for the carrying out of works or placing structures or material on, or for the occupation of or removal...