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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Section 28 of the Electoral Act 1992 provides that each local authority shall, following consultation with the local returning officer for Dáil elections, make a scheme dividing the county or city into polling districts for the purpose of Dáil, European and local elections and appointing a polling place for each polling district. The selection of polling stations is then a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The National Planning Framework (NPF), 2018 is the long-term, 20-year strategy for strategic planning and sustainable development of our urban and rural areas to 2040, with the core objectives of securing balanced regional development and a sustainable ‘compact growth’ approach to the form and pattern of future development. The NPF is based on the demographic and econometric...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. The Planning and Development Act 2024, includes a number of new provisions relating to An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1328 and 1332 together. The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the current grant scheme and the related Regulations were adopted on 29 June 2023. The Appeals Panel has been established to assess appeals made under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Tenant in Situ acquisitions were introduced by way of Government decision in 2023 as a short term response to the reported uplift in sales by landlords of homes which were within the HAP and RAS schemes, in order to prevent potential homelessness where other solutions could not be found for the affected tenants. A further Government decision extended such acquisitions into 2024 with approval...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) was commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023. The Appeals Panel has been established to assess appeals made under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of Defective Concrete (DCB) Blocks Grant Scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1334 and 1335 together. Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social, affordable and cost rental homes at scale and to continue accelerating housing supply across all tenures. This is demonstrated by the record level of investment which is being provided for the delivery of Housing in 2025, with overall capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1336 and 1337 together. The Government is providing ongoing, substantial financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need, including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who received a valid, no-fault Notice of Termination. The other priority categories for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Marine Protected Areas Bill is at an advanced stage of drafting. It is intended to finalise this draft as soon as possible and seek government approval to publish the Bill this year. The draft Bill will need revision to reflect new Ministerial responsibilities and transfers of functions between Departments once these have taken place.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (29 Apr 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 households rests with individual local authorities. Decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1341 and 1342 together. The ePlanning portal innovation is an online system designed to standardise and streamline the planning application processes across the 31 local authorities, to provide a convenient online centralised system for members of the public to submit planning applications appeals, associated fees and submissions on planning matters. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: A draft First Revision to the National Planning Framework and the associated environmental assessments was published in July 2024 and a national public consultation ran from 10 July 2024 to 12 September 2024. The publication was accompanied by a consolidated version of the Draft NPF which set out the amendments that were applied. An information campaign (including broadcast, print digital...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of Q4 2024, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: gov.ie - Overall social and affordable housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1348, 1349, 1350 and 1356 together. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000 sets out arrangements for the protection of our architectural heritage. The planning authority is responsible for adding buildings and features to the Record of Protected Structures; primary responsibility for preventing endangerment of protected structures then rests with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Funding for the provision or maintenance of memorials, erection of monuments, plaques, busts or statues is not provided for under my Department's heritage allocation. Local communities or organisations seeking support for the erection or maintenance of monuments and other memorials are advised to contact their relevant local authority to see if such funding is available.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: In keeping with the aims of the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Project Ireland 2040, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (UDRF) demonstrates a new and more tailored approach to the provision of Government support. Over its planned duration up to 2030, URDF funding support in excess of €2 billion will be targeted to support the regeneration and rejuvenation of our key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The most recent Basic Unit Costs (BUCs) and Acquisition Cost Guidelines (ACGs) were issued in Q2 2024. A copy of the BUCs and ACGs have been provided to all local authorities and can be made available to public representatives on request.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) in the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, in conjunction with my Department, undertook a Review of Social Housing Delivery and Spend in January 2025. This has been published and is available at this link: review-of-social-housing-delivery-and-spend.pdf