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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Decisions on eligibility for social housing support are a matter solely for local authorities with reference to 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. That said, I understand local authorities have internal complaints and appeals systems which may be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Apartments and Duplex Defects Remediation Statutory Scheme is expected to be established shortly after the passage of the legislation, the timeline for which is subject to Oireachtas process but will be done as quickly as possible. The General Scheme will be made available to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny as soon as is practicable and I would anticipate this happening in the Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I can confirm that my Department has received correspondence from Leitrim County Council requesting funding supports to deal with historic structural issues around an unfinished housing estate. My Department is currently examining the said correspondence and will respond in due course. However, it remains the case that there is no longer a dedicated funding scheme for unfinished...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 688, 689, 690 and 691 together. Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant introduced in July 2022, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2024, is available on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-ass...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2025 (RTA) regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial, independent statutory body under the RTA to facilitate the resolution of residential tenancy disputes and operate a national...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: My Department, as part of our internal Housing Economics Research Programme and as part of our joint research programme with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), has published a number of research papers on the topics of housing costs and affordability. Housing Economics Research Papers published by my Department and in our joint research programme with the ESRI are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 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 housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services rests with individual housing authorities. My Department does not fund any homeless service...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The project plan for the regeneration of Pearse House is a matter for the Dublin City Council (DCC). However, DCC has advised my Department that they are further developing proposals to advance the regeneration of this flat complex. Having first received Capital Appraisal approval from my Department in April 2021, the subsequent pre-planning proposal by DCC for the regeneration of blocks...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, introduced in July 2022, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation. A top-up grant of up to €20,000 is available where the property is confirmed to be derelict, bringing the total grant available for a derelict property up to a maximum of €70,000. In order to qualify for the grant,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 702, 703, 704 and 705 together. In 2021, following the second call for proposals under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), a provisional allocation of €11,027,500 in URDF support was announced for Mayo County Council's two successful proposals – the Castlebar Historic Core Reactivation Initiative (€8,527,500) and works to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Human Rights (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 706 and 707 together. In January 2024, Government approved the priority legal drafting of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which seeks to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 by making provision for residency and habitual residency as an eligibility criteria for social housing support. The General Scheme of the Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Programme for Government commits to introducing statutory timelines for pre-connections, and water / wastewater connection agreements to ensure large developments can proceed without delay, and establishing a new procedure for large developments above 100 units where a developer can meet local authority planners and Uisce Éireann on site to iron out issues at pre-planning stage. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Acts, 1981 & 2003. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (17 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717 and 718 together. The Cork Events Centre (CEC), which will provide a venue for concerts, conferences, community events and contribute to the economic and social development of Cork and the Southern Region, was included as a Government commitment under the revised National Development Plan in 2021. The Government decision of 22...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Housing Provision (18 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Residential Property Price Register is produced by the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) pursuant to section 86 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. It includes the Address, Date of Sale and Sale Price of residential properties purchased in Ireland since the 1st January 2010, as declared to the Revenue Commissioners for stamp duty purposes. A Data Sharing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (18 Sep 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. Under the terms of the scheme, it is recommended that a homeowner engages a tax compliant building contractor to carry out the remediation works to the dwelling in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (18 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. An Coimisiún Pleanála 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 information requested is regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2025)

James Browne: As part of their statutory obligations under the Planning and Development Act, planning authorities are required, in their city and county development plans, to include policies and objectives relating to the provision of infrastructure and facilities needed to support planned growth, including transport infrastructure, communication facilities, water and wastewater services and services for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (18 Sep 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 includes annual data on delivery against targets. This data is available to the end of Q1 2025, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following...