Results 121-140 of 9,077 for speaker:James Browne

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Dublin City Council (DCC) and The Land Development Agency (LDA) have entered into a partnership to develop Phases 2 and 3 of the Dolphin House Estate Regeneration Project, a major residential construction project in Dublin 8. Collectively, Phase 2 and Phase 3 will deliver over 600 social and affordable homes and complete the regeneration at Dolphin House Estate, which will replace the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Government continues to maintain a strong focus on the use of vacant and underutilised state owned and public land for housing, having agreed the transfer of 37 sites to the Land Development Agency (LDA) for the development of affordable and social housing.  Housing construction is already underway on four sites and planning applications have been granted or lodged in the case of 7...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I am satisfied there is adequate scope within the original €325 million budget, coupled with the flexibility to enter into commitments that might only materialise in 2026, to support all acquisitions that can be contractually completed and drawn down by local authorities before the end of this year. Accordingly, where local authorities have indicated to my Department that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Addressing vacancy and dereliction is a key priority for Government. The Vacant Homes Action Plan, published in January 2023, set out the various actions being pursued to return vacant properties back into use as homes across the country, including Kildare. In March, I published the 2025 Progress Report which shows the significant progress that is being made and it is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Social Housing is delivered through a range of Local Authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery programmes. Capital expenditure on the delivery of new social homes is also supported by current funding provided through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP). In respect of Affordable Housing delivery, Housing for All provides for a number of important affordability...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ (CRTiS) scheme was introduced on 1 April 2023 for tenants in private rental homes who are not in receipt of social housing supports but are at risk of homelessness because a landlord has served a valid Notice of Termination due to an intention to sell the property. The Local Authority conducts the initial assessment for eligibility of the tenant for this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: A commitment was included under Housing for All to develop a roadmap to implement minimum Building Energy Rating (BER) standards, where feasible, for the private rental sector. This work supports the objectives set down in the Government’s Climate Action Plan. My Department is committed to improving energy efficiency in the rental market and work in this area is being informed by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Consistent with the provisions in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is considered to be a social housing support and consequently households in receipt of a payment under the HAP scheme are not eligible to remain on the main housing waiting list. However, acknowledging that some households on the waiting list, who avail of HAP, have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: A flagship element of Project Ireland 2040, the €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is supporting a programme of significant transformational capital projects that will contribute to the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Details of state expenditure on the Social Housing Leasing Programme from 2015 up to the end of Q1 2025 can be found on my Department's website at the following link: ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Government Legislation Programme for the Autumn 2025 Session was published on 17 September. It is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/gover nment-legislation-programme-autumn-2025/ As set out in the Legislation Programme, my Department has four priority Bills for publication, namely:Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No.2) Bill 2025,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: A total of 24 projects have progressed or are progressing under the LIHAF scheme. The enabling infrastructure has been completed on 16 projects and at the end Quarter 2 2025, €127m in Exchequer grant funding had been awarded under the scheme. With regard to housing delivery, the 24 LIHAF projects that have progressed or are progressing have committed to deliver circa 16,150 housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ (CRTiS) scheme was introduced on 1 April 2023 for tenants in private rental homes who are not in receipt of social housing supports but are at risk of homelessness because a landlord has served a valid Notice of Termination due to an intention to sell the property. The Local Authority conducts the initial assessment for eligibility of the tenant for this scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Revisions to the Second Hand Acquisitions Programme will be considered in the context of the roll-out of next year's programme, with any revisions communicated to local authorities with their respective 2026 budget allocations early next year. The acquisition of second hand homes as a tenancy sustainment measure is a policy tool available to local authorities as a last resort, when all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 310 together. The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants of local authority houses that are available for sale under the scheme. The scheme is underpinned by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 and the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, as amended. The Regulations provide for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 to 273, inclusive, together. My Department does not collect nor analyse income data in the manner requested. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the official, independent and verifiable source of statistics about Ireland's society, economy and environment. The CSO's Residential property Price Index (RPPI) measures changes in average prices...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 to 277, inclusive, and 280 together. Continuing to increase the supply of new homes is key to meeting need and addressing many of the challenges currently facing the housing market. Increased supply will help moderate price increases, address affordability in the market, and help those aspiring to own their own home to realise this goal. Supply...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 279 together. Continuing to increase supply is key to meeting need and addressing many of the challenges currently facing the housing market. Increasing supply will help moderate house price growth and ease affordability challenges. Supply has increased significantly in recent years. Some 140,000 new homes have been delivered since July...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual local authorities. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My Department does not hold the data requested. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as...