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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Further to the reply to Question 328 of 25 October 2022, I can advise that the Section 31 Ministerial Direction issued on the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028 has been published by my office and the Office of the Planning Regulator in relation to this Plan. This material can be accessed at: www.opr.ie/recommendations-made-by-the-opr-to-the-minister/. I will arrange for my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Amenity Areas (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Provisions in relation to the making of special amenity areas are set out in section 202 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act). Under these provisions, a planning authority may make an order declaring a specified area to be an area of special amenity, for reasons of its outstanding beauty or its special recreational value, and having regard to any benefits for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: Concerning the publication of records of protected structures, Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000 gives primary responsibility to local authorities to identify and protect architectural heritage by including particular structures on their respective Records of Protected Structures (RPS). Inclusion on the RPS places a duty of care on the owners and occupiers of protected...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 and 295 together. I wish to explain at the outset that my role as Minister in relation to the planning system is primarily, to provide a policy and legislative framework under which the planning authorities, An Bord Pleanála (the Board) and the Office of the Planning Regulator (the OPR) perform their statutory planning functions. The legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The information requested is provided in the table below. Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The most recent data available in relation to the Vacant Sites Register is based on returns...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (15 Nov 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

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

Peter Burke: My Department is aware of on-going issues at the  location referred to. These matters were first brought to our attention in April 2014 on foot of a Circuit Court Litigation between private parties. My Department is not a party to the litigation and is endeavouring to establish the current position.   Legal Advice has been sought in relation to the in filling of foreshore...

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

Peter Burke: I launched the second joint National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027, on 14 January 2022 together with Minister O’Brien and Ms. Anne Rabbitte, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Disability.The new Strategy sets out the vision for the cooperation and collaboration of Government Departments, state agencies and others in delivering housing and the...

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

Peter Burke: Under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended (the Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. In some cases, when the initial planning permission for a holiday home is sought, planning authorities have additionally specified by way of planning condition (such as an occupancy clause) that such...

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...