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

James Browne: My Department's IT systems are developed in compliance with the Section 9 of the Official Languages (amendment) Act and as such allow for the use of the síneadh fada.

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

James Browne: The Local Government Reform Act 2014 dissolved 80 town councils which represented just 14% of the population. The previous town council system also led to duplication both in administrative and electoral terms. Instead, the Act saw the introduction of 95 municipal districts in 25 of the 31 local authorities at sub-county level, including in Kerry County Council, while area committees would...

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

James Browne: My Department continues to put in place measures to ensure the transposition of EU directives into national legislation. The table below details EU directives that have been published and the dates by which transposition is due: Directive Title Date to be transposed Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November ...

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

James Browne: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1307 and 1308 together. I refer to my reply to Dáil Question number 619 of 5 February 2025 and the position remains the same.

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

James Browne: The Ulster Canal is funded by my Department, the Shared Island Initiative and by the Department of Rural and Community Development. It is a flagship North South infrastructure Project, and an important element of the Government's Shared Island Initiative. Waterways Ireland is currently delivering the restoration of the Ulster Canal from Lough Erne to Clones. The overall project was...

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

James Browne: I am pleased that the Government is providing continuing and substantial financial support in 2025 for targeted social housing second-hand acquisitions, including for Tenant in Situ situations, following on from similar investments in 2023 and 2024. I have made €325 million available to our local authorities for this activity in 2025 and I've asked that they prioritise Tenant in...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1315, 1316 and 1317 together. The National Parks & Wildlife Service in my Department is responsible for the regulation, inspection and licensing of zoos in Ireland. The European Communities (Licensing and Inspection of Zoos) Regulations 2003 provide the legislative basis for the inspection and licensing of zoos in Ireland. These Regulations give...

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

James Browne: My Department is not in a position to provide funding for the purchase, by Dublin City Council, of the site referred to.

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

James Browne: The EU Nature Restoration Regulation entered into force on 18 August 2024. It sets out a framework for EU Member States to restore nature, with binding targets for a wide range of ecosystems including rivers, forests, oceans, urban and agricultural areas, as well as protected habitats and species throughout the State. Ireland has until 1 September 2026 to draft and submit a draft National...

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...