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Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...and this is an area that should be looked at. The public deserve an efficient service from local authorities. When I was a town councillor, the local authority in Bradford or some place in England adopted a resolution that it be run like a business. It was a real model. I do not know what has happened since. That was 20 years ago. They decided to run it like a business and if a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Paddy Burke: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate regarding newly-zoned land areas within local authority areas. I have received several representations from councillors regarding people from around the country whose land has been zoned, particularly from Councillor Tom Connolly in County Mayo. The only avenue that is open to those people now is to appeal to An Bord Pleanála. An exemption from the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Paddy Burke: ...farmers do not lose them. They will lose their farm payments, which is very significant, and the farm carries those payments on into the future. Now a farm payment is as valuable as a part of the land if the land is sold. This is a big obstacle to farmers going down that route, so I ask the Minister to look at that aspect of it.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Paddy Burke: The residential zoned land tax will have some difficulties, I presume, in its implementation, particularly in rural villages and rural towns. As I understand from what the Minister of State proposes, the landowner can apply not to have his land zoned. Would that be the case? If it is not zoned, he does not fall under the criteria even though the land may have all the services. Would it be...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Paddy Burke: ...they be water, sewerage, public lighting and footpaths. When will they be laid down in law? I presume they will be. What is entailed? The Minister of State said it has to be zoned and serviced land. What does serviced land mean in the law that would require payment of the serviced land tax?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2022)

Paddy Burke: ...are many small towns throughout the country that need extensions, and I wonder how these are prioritised. Will the Deputy Leader also ask the Minister about the charges imposed by Irish Water on land connections? This affects fragmented farms particularly along the west coast, where most farms are small and fragmented. The fact that Irish Water is planning to introduce a standing charge...

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Paddy Burke: ...rests on Senator Hackett's shoulders as the Minister of State responsible for this sector, and I have no doubt at all but that she will make this a top priority.This is a very big industry in Ireland. It is a great industry and has great potential. I wish to deal with recommendations Nos. 3, 4 and 5 on licensing, particularly the area of planning and the introduction of a single concept...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Oct 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...as I do, as does the Cathaoirleach. There was a huge fire in Killarney during the summer. Fires pose great problems for many people and many farmers. A fire on commonage, in forestry or on any land can be started by fishers, campers, hillwalkers or various people who can be lackadaisical in throwing away cigarette butts or starting a campfire for a picnic and failing to put it out...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...mixed feelings about it. We have a lot of State control in the country. Too much State control, in my view, is not a good thing. We have seen where NAMA failed miserably. It was the biggest land development agency in the world and it failed to deliver housing in this country. The whole NAMA situation is shameful. When it was set up, the late Brian Lenihan said there should be 25,000...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...great flexibility in county development plans. The national development plan is running at the moment and trying to grow the regions by cities. Some smaller towns may have zoning for development land for enterprise or industry which is no longer required but it is still in the development plan under a zoning that might not apply for housing. The matrix would not apply to it. There is...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Paddy Burke: Some counties have their development plans finished and they may not come up again for another four or five years. In the meantime, this land may well be suitable for housing. How can they go about it rather than the local authority CEO bringing forward a variation of the plan? Would the Department have an input into it?

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

Paddy Burke: ...that is the case, it is great news because there was a cohort of people out there who fell between the two stools. The Minister also mentioned the LDA and the changes which have been made to the Land Development Agency Bill 2021. How will the changes made to the LDA affect the passage of this Bill? Will there will be a different mix of social, affordable and private homes because of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Paddy Burke: .... Are Oireachtas committees covered under the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018? If not, will this be considered? Will new bodies that are being set up, like the Land Development Agency, and other bodies to be set up in future be covered under a different section or different part of the legislation? The Minister of State might comment on my question on the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...no developers. Nobody was willing to take on big projects like the Ballymore Group and Michael O'Flynn had. They were demonised during the crash. The people now being demonised are the private landlords. The private landlord is up against everything now. It is more than likely that he is paying tax at 52%. The Land Development Agency, in conjunction with the approved housing bodies,...

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...right of everyone to have a house. There are different forms in which people can have a house, whether that be full ownership, long-term rental with security or public housing. The Rebuilding Ireland plan mainly provides for building around cities. Some of the land zoned industrial in smaller towns could be rezoned for housing. We may never get an industry into these smaller towns now....

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...tried over the past ten years but the housing crisis seems to get worse and worse.When he served as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley dezoned a great deal of land. The result of this has been that, in some cases, there is now no land available. It takes a long period to get county development plans in place and that has held up supply in some...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: .... However, where some other EU country is involved, how is the information transmitted to people who will be travelling? Is it through the airlines or is it a Government notice? They could land here not knowing about this. How is it communicated to them?

Seanad: Covid-19 (Aviation): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Paddy Burke: ...the Minister of State and wish her the very best of luck with her portfolio. In the previous debate we spoke about airports and travel. I congratulate the staff of Knock international airport, Ireland West Airport Knock, including the chairman, Mr. Arthur French, the former chairman, Mr. Joe Kennedy, and the manager, Mr. Joe Gilmore, on the great work they are doing. The funding given...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 19:In page 4, line 31, after “land” to insert the following:“which can be of major benefit to a community, enhancement of a community, sporting projects or facilities, golf courses, sports fields, greenways, community gain or strategic infrastructural projects,”.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 8:In page 4, line 31, after “land” to insert the following: "which can be of major benefit to a community, enhancement of a community, sporting projects or facilities, golf courses, sports fields, greenways, community gain or strategic infrastructural projects,". I spoke on this section on Second Stage, as did a number of Senators, and I welcomed that the...