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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Section 139(7) of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2025 (the RTA) provides that a landlord may, at any time, notify the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in writing of any changes in respect of particulars entered in its register of tenancies, and of any additional particulars to be entered in that register in respect of a tenancy. Such a change in particulars could include changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, sets out mandatory objectives for local authorities, which must be addressed in the drafting of their Development Plan governing local development policies. Where there is a Gaeltacht area within the planning authority’s administrative area, the development plan must include provisions and objectives for “the protection of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I refer to my reply to Question No. 114 of 25 June 2025 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: While the LDA has a key function in relation to the development of underutilised State lands for housing, it also has a mandate to engage in active land management to ensure there is a healthy pipeline of sites for development. The acquisition of private land ensures that the LDA can respond to conditions in particular areas to offer suitable homes, even where appropriate sites in State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Land Development Agency has assembled and developed a body of skills and expertise, unparalleled within the State sector, in development of large scale housing projects and high density typologies/ apartments, and strategic land assembly and master planning of large scale sites/areas and city quarters. The Government will ensure that this skillset is made available to all local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The First Home Scheme, which launched in July 2022, is a shared equity scheme, designed to help bridge the gap for eligible first-time buyers, eligible homebuyers, and self-builders, between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home (within price ceilings established across the country). Full details are available on the First Home Scheme website, www.firsthomescheme.ie/. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Since the publication of the current Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines in 2005 (which continue to have effect in addition to subsequent clarifications and national policy changes in the National Planning Framework) there have been important changes to our planning system. Most notably, obligations under European Directives and international agreements relating to the management and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I am considering the report, entitled 'A Review Into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council', by Mr. Rory Mulcahy S.C., and will bring this matter to Government for consideration in due course. The review is a scoping report and as such it does not make findings as to the truth or otherwise of allegations that have been made by an individual against named persons. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: My Department has received no correspondence relating to the ratification and circulation of the National Planning Framework from either the chief executive of Roscommon County Council or Galway County Council as of 27 June 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Tenant in Situ Scheme was introduced in 2023 and was operated at that time as set out in Circular 08/2023, Arrangements for Social Housing Acquisitions in 2023. The programme was developed and implemented to provide consistent and clear support to individual LA's in their approach to acquiring properties in line with the parameters and operation of the Circular. I am not aware of any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: In 2023, with the introduction of the Tenant in Situ Scheme, a steering group was established to embed the process within local authorities and monitor progress. Tenant in situ requirements are now well established within local authorities and the work of the steering group is now managed by the Social Housing Investment Programme teams within my Department. The individual teams work directly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: On 10 June 2025, the Government approved stronger tenancy protections rent controls as part of a suite of measures to boost the supply of new homes and secure and grow the availability of rental accommodation. The proposals announced by Government will apply to tenancies created (i.e. first time tenancies between parties) from 1 March 2026. With the exception of new build apartments,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The 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 available of €6.8 billion. The capital provision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Chapter 7 of Part 2 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 provides for the review of Dáil and European Parliament constituencies by An Coimisiún Toghcháin while Chapter 8 of Part 2 of the Act sets out the framework for future reviews of local electoral areas also by An Coimisiún Toghcháin. In the case of reviews to Dáil and European Parliament constituencies,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock, which will fluctuate over time, as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is a rolling process. Therefore, ongoing data in relation to vacant local authority owned homes is not routinely collated by my Department. Notwithstanding that, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: A list of the email and phone numbers for the key offices within my Department is available on my Department's website at this link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-governm ent-and-heritage/organisation-information/contact-the-dept-o f-housing-local-government-and-heritage/  Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: On 10 June 2025, the Government approved stronger tenancy protections and greater certainty for the rental sector, including the introduction of a national rent control, as part of a suite of measures to boost the supply of new homes and secure and grow the availability of rental accommodation. For new tenancies (i.e. first time tenancy between parties) created from 1 March 2026, a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The clear focus of Government is to increase the supply of new build social and affordable homes. This is key to addressing the housing challenge and in particular preventing and ultimately eliminating long term homelessness, and that unquestionably must be the priority for all local authorities including Cork City Council and Cork County Council. My Department is continuing to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme was established in 2011 for active domestic turf cutters arising from the restrictions on turf cutting on raised bog special areas of conservation and was extended in 2014 to include raised bog natural heritage areas. This scheme is applicable to turf cutters who have been affected by the designation of raised bogs as special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: An Coimisiún 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. I have met with officials from An Coimisiún Pleanála once since taking up...