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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My Department has not procured software or IT systems that were later deemed unfit for purpose. As part of procuring ICT systems, requirements elicitation is carried out to define the needs of stakeholders for a specific solution. This process is specifically carried out to ensure the IT system or software can be confirmed as being fit for purpose. My Department does not hold the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228, 229 and 230 together. On 10 June 2025, the Government approved policy measures including modifications to rent controls to come into effect on 1 March 2026 in order to boost investment in the supply of homes available for rent and keep existing landlords in the market. The changes agreed will also provide significantly stronger tenancy protections...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 233 together. The Government remains focused on growing the supply of much-needed rental accommodation by keeping existing landlords in the market and attracting new landlords, while ensuring strong and balanced tenancy protections for both tenants and landlords. The RTB's Profile of the Register shows that registered private tenancies and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Government remains focused on growing the supply of much-needed rental accommodation by keeping existing landlords in the market and attracting new landlords, while ensuring strong and balanced tenancy protections for both tenants and landlords. In order to boost the supply of homes available for rent, the Government approved modifications to rent controls, to come into effect on 1...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: 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 and for properties which will be made available for rent. A top-up...

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill intends to make an amendment to the Housing Finance Agency Acts 1981 to 2024. Section 1 of the Bill amends section 10 of the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 to increase the agency's statutory borrowing limit from €12 billion to €13.5 billion. Section 2 of the Bill sets out the Short Title, collective citation and...

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The local authority is.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: There are houses built.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: No.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Minister's responsibility is-----

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Yes, because it is the local authority.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: He is asking me.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: You want to take away the help-the-to-buy scheme from that family to help them buy a home.

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann notes that" and substitute the following: "— the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 underpins an enhanced Grant Scheme which provides grant funding to people whose homes have been affected by Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) and replaced a previous scheme;...

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Government funding for this work continues to be provided, with a record €175 million allocated to fund the scheme in 2026. That is more than double the amount allocated to the scheme this year and reflects the strong take-up of the scheme as it begins to take hold, particularly in the north west of the country. In line with the commitment to keep the scheme under review and to...

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Thank you very much, a Cheann Comhairle.

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: First, it is essential that this conversation start with the people - Harvey and his parents Stephen and Gillian and the many more incredible advocates acting with courage on behalf of their children and all those who have been impacted. I understand the Tánaiste and the Minister for Health met a number of weeks ago with Harvey's parents and they agreed to work in partnership on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558, 559 and 639 together. 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 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I have no specific proposals at the present time to modify the planning and consenting processes for major water infrastructure. There are of course significant changes to the planning process that apply to all developments including water infrastructure that are now being implemented through the Planning and Development Act 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Programme for Government commits to establishing a new procedure for large developments where Developers can meet with local authority planners and Uisce Éireann on site to iron out issues at pre-planning stage, as well as introducing statutory timelines for pre-connections and water / wastewater connection agreements. My Department has commenced discussions with Uisce...