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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Increasing the supply of new homes is key to meeting need and addressing many of the challenges currently facing the housing market. A continued increase in supply will help dampen house price growth further and ease affordability challenges. Supply has increased significantly in recent years. Some 140,000 new homes have been delivered since July 2020, with 92,400 of these delivered between...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Cork North West Quarter Regeneration (CNWQR) Masterplan was published in 2011, with a proposal to carry out wholesale demolition of the housing stock in Knocknaheeny. Knocknaheeny is the subject of significant social housing capital funding as part of the CNWQR. Over €85m has been allocated to projects that are either completed or on-site under the CNWQR programme. The current...

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.

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: 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...

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...

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

James Browne: This is a matter for Uisce Éireann and as Minister, I have no function under Section 7 of the Water Services (No.2) Act 2013. Uisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The scope, prioritisation and progression of individual projects is a matter for Uisce Éireann and...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 571 together. Section 18 of the Building Control Act 2007 details prohibition against using the term “architect” unless registered to do so. The registration body in Ireland for this is the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland. As detailed in the legislation, consequences for a person who practises or carries on business under any...

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

James Browne: The Programme for Government commits to the development of a new, all of government, national housing plan to follow Housing for All, underpinned by multi-annual funding. The plan will build on progress to date and take a whole of government approach, as Housing for All did, and my Department has been engaging across Government to agree the high-level measures that will be included. The...

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

James Browne: 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. I received Government approval (on 4 June, 2025) for the priority drafting of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Oct 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 scheme is now open to applications in five counties: Clare, Donegal, Limerick, Mayo and Sligo with comprehensive information of all aspects of the Scheme available on...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 and 578 together. I understand that there are currently 457 locations nationwide that rely on developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI) for their water services. This figure is based on the most recent information provided by local authorities to my Department in April 2023, and includes the development referenced in the details supplied....

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

James Browne: Social Housing is delivered through a range of Local Authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery programmes which includes the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme, the Capital Assistance Scheme and the Capital Advance Leasing Facility. Capital expenditure on the delivery of new social homes is also supported by current funding provided through the Social Housing Current...