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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turf Cutting (30 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation is available to farmers who own turf banks but who do not use same. [35066/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (29 Jun 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: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Following the publication of the Independent Review of the Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Elected Members, led by Ms Sara Moorhead SC, I established a working group of local government stakeholders to examine the non-pay related recommendations of the Review and to draw up an Action Plan in that regard. This includes actions to examine the possibility of video conferencing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if radiography treatment will be resumed at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry to facilitate cross-Border patient treatment, given the shared island Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department provides funding to local authorities for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme. These schemes assist eligible applicants living in privately owned homes to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. Funding of €81.25 million is available nationally in 2022 which is an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to ensure that each local authority has a sufficient number of biodiversity officers and heritage officers among their staff complement. The role of a biodiversity officer is prescribed at local level by the employing local authority. Biodiversity officers are the public face of biodiversity-related activities within the local authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department, in the context of the Climate Action Plan and in consultation with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, has undertaken a review of the solar planning exemptions set out in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, with a particular focus on facilitating increased self-generation of electricity. This review is now complete. Included in the exemptions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: One year after the introduction of the Section 28 Guidelines measure, my Department has undertaken a review of the planning measures introduced. In summary by 18 May 2022, this condition had been applied to a combined total of 15,883 residential units.  This included a total of 7,988 house and duplex units across 23 Strategic Housing Development planning permissions approved by An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The identification and implementation of greenbelts and green spaces at a regional and city scale is a matter for regional assemblies and local authorities, through the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (including Metropolitan Area Spatial Plans) and City/County Development Plans.  Guidance in relation to provision and design of open space at the local level is set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 37 and 79 together. 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. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department convened a working group in May 2021 of last year to examine various aspects of the planning process in all Gaeltacht areas. Membership of this group is made up of representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Údarás na Gaeltachta and the eight relevant local authorities. The Group’s Terms of Reference specify...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Addressing vacancy and dereliction, and maximising the use of the existing housing stock, is a priority objective of the Government, as evidenced by the recently published Housing for All - A New Housing Plan for Ireland where one of the four pathways in the plan is specifically dedicated to this area. My Department continues to liaise with local authorities on the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pleanáil Teanga (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: Táthar ag leanúint leis an obair idir mo Roinnse, an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán agus Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le cúrsaí pleanála i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Mar chuid den obair atá déanta go dtí seo bhí grúpa oibre a thabhairt le chéile i mBealtaine 2021 chun...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government 'Our Shared Future', commits to bringing forward LPT reforms including providing for all money collected locally to be retained within the county. The Government has signalled its intention that the move to 100% local retention of LPT will be introduced over the 2023 and 2024 budgetary cycles. It is expected that the LPT yield will change following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on valuation (ARV), which is applied to the valuation for each property determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority during the annual budget process. Rates income data are published by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. My Department reviewed the operation of the pilot Caravan Loan Scheme and recently received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to extend the pilot phase nationwide to all local authorities until the end of 2022. A circular will issue shortly outlining details of the extended pilot phase of the Caravan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Jun 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. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (22 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: In December 2020, I established a Working Group to examine the provision of a changing places toilet in certain buildings to promote community participation and social inclusion of people. The Working Group recommended the types and sizes of buildings where a changing places toilet should be required, along with the technical requirements (equipment, room size and layout) of a changing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Jun 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. Exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission in respect of specific forms of development are provided for, when they are considered to be consistent with proper planning and sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (22 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 61 together. My Department understand that in 2021 there were in the region of 3 full-time and 34 part-time vacant homes officers working in local authorities. 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...