Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Affordable Housing: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Eddie Taaffe:

I will take that one. As the Senator knows, the Minister has instructed local authorities to re-examine their county development plans. Those processes are working away in the background. Most local authorities have indicated that they will start the public consultation process on that in either quarter 3 or quarter 4 of this year, and there will be a formal public consultation process as there is with all variations. I think that is what the Senator is referring to with those local authorities. They prepare a draft variation that would reflect the increased numbers and the zonings associated with that. That will go out for public consultation either before or immediately after Christmas and then it will be put before the elected members of the respective county council for adoption or otherwise or amendment. We expect that process will be completed in the bulk of local authorities probably in the spring of next year.

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