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Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The first Government amendment relates to short-term letting provisions in the planning Act. The Government recognises that a significant number of properties have been withdrawn from the long-term rental market in recent years and been diverted for use as short-term lets. It also recognises the associated negative impact this has had on the supply and availability of private residential...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: That is what I have just spoken to.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The second set of amendments relates to ministerial directions on statutory plans as provided for in the planning Act. Since the April 2019 commencement and operation of the Office of the Planning Regulator on foot of implementation of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018, a number of technical matters have come to light regarding the legislative procedure relating to section 31...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators for their contributions. In the first instance, I flagged the substantive changes in this Bill in the Seanad last April and our intention to bring forward these amendments. Second, we had a number of briefings on 25 May for Senators, and this week we had a second briefing for over an hour and a half, but the full allocated time was not taken up.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Regarding those amendments, it is very interesting to hear Senators make a charge with regard to the Office of the Planning Regulator, an office that was established on foot of the Mahon tribunal on planning matters, conflicts of interest and lobbying. The amendments we are making are to ensure consistency and to put in better timelines to make it transparent for the public when a chief...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The third set of amendments relate to planning flexibility applications in the Planning and Development Act 2000. These amendments address the decision of Humphreys J. in the case Peter Sweetman v. An Bord Pleanála, Ireland and the Attorney General, and Bord na Móna regarding the design envelope approach for the submission of certain planning applications which require a degree of...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 10 is a procedural amendment relating to the flexibility opinion process for applications under section 34 of the principal Act. Large-scale residential development, LRD, applications come under section 34 of the Planning and Development Act, and a pre-application procedure is in place in respect of LRD applications. The section provides that a prospective LRD applicant seeking a...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The fourth set of Government amendments relates to judicial review provisions in the planning Act. New amendments will require the court to consider whether there is an adequate appeal or other available administrative remedy and, if so, it should not grant leave. This is not as absolute as the amendment that was originally proposed but it is compliant with EU law and creates a presumption,...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The first proposed change relates to the insertion of a new provision in section 50A of the Act to provide that the court shall not grant leave to apply for a judicial review challenge unless it is satisfied that the applicant has exhausted any available appeal procedure or any other administrative remedy available to him or her in respect of the decision or act concerned. This amendment...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I just took a look there - I referred to exactly what we are doing now. I was reading from my Second Stage contribution on judicial reviews of the administrative process word for word. There is a great deal of misinformation going around in Senators' responses today. The sixth set of Government amendments relates to technical amendments to the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. These...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The Maritime Area Planning Bill was enacted on 23 December 2021 and established the legal framework for a new planning system for the maritime area. One of the main features of the Act is the creation of a new State consent, namely, the maritime area consent, as a first step in a new and streamlined planning process. The Minister approved and signed a commencement order on 10 March 2022 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 7 of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 places a statutory duty on public bodies (agencies) reviewable by the Ombudsman to put in place arrangements and resources for handling complaints. The Ombudsman gives guidance to service providers for developing systems for dealing with complaints - www.ombudsman.ie/guidance-for-service-providers/ Any person who is dissatisfied with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Coastal Protection (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: The Government established the Inter-Departmental Group on Managing Coastal Change to scope out an approach for the development of a national co-ordinated and integrated strategy to manage the projected impact of coastal change to our coastal communities. The purpose of the steering group is to set out a high level scoping report for tackling the issue of sea level change. The membership of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: In January 2022, my Department communicated with local authorities outlining that it is increasing the funding made available since 2018 from €50,000 to €60,000 per annum from mid-2022 to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office, including a vacant homes officer (VHO) to support the commitment in Housing for All to ensure that vacant homes officers are full-time. The provision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Housing for All sets out a number of objectives with the aim of improving the functioning of the planning system including the comprehensive review and consolidation of planning legislation. The review forms one of the actions in Housing for All and is set in the context of the broad policy outlined therein. The review is being overseen by the Attorney General and he has appointed a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: An Bord Pleanála’s Workforce Plan for 2021-2022 was approved by my Department in October 2021 and provided for 24 additional posts. This included an initial 8 staff for a new Marine/Climate Unit. Sanction was subsequently sought by An Bord Pleanála to fill 5 of these 8 Marine/Climate Unit positions, which my Department provided. The status of these 5 positions is detailed in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 387 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that An Bord Pleanála does not have any role in determining foreshore licence applications. My Department currently has responsibility for assessing applications for a foreshore licence under the Foreshore Act 1933 for site investigations within the foreshore area linked to the proposed development...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities levy rates on 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. In order to support businesses and ratepayers, and in recognition of the impacts of COVID-19, the Government funded the cost of commercial rates waivers in recent...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: As I said, there are seven to eight urgent wind farm developments to take place. I also said it was decided not to limit this because it is already available in custom and practice to all planning applications. The specifics have to be given. It is absolutely not true to say that someone can essentially get a planning application through and tell the truth after the fact because the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Peter Burke: I amendment No. 13: In page 3, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Opinion in relation to planning application 9.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 32G: “Application for opinion under section 32I 32H.(1) A person who intends to apply for permission under section 34 (referred to in this section and section...