John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)

Exempted development regulations are currently in place under the 2000 Act. As we transfer to the 2024 Act, those regulations need to be updated and brought forward. We had a public consultation on potential new exemptions and it is intended they will be brought forward using a thematic approach. The first of those will be on the domestic side. Attention has been on the modular buildings at the rear of properties, but there are other elements of the domestic regulations, for example, subdivision of a property or extensions to the rear, that need to be done at the same time as the modular buildings at the rear of properties because they could have an impact when combined with one another. It therefore makes sense to bring them forward as a package and the others will follow. It is intended to bring those forward before Christmas or the end of the year.