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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Planning (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1263, 1299, 1300 and 1320 together. Storm Éowyn was named by the UK Met Office on Tuesday 21 January 2025, the fifth named storm of the 2024-25 windstorm season.  Widespread red and orange weather warnings were issued across Ireland and the United Kingdom ahead of the rapidly strengthening storm.  Ireland experienced one of its most...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Planning (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Storm Éowyn was named by the UK Met Office on Tuesday 21 January 2025, the fifth named storm of the 2024-25 windstorm season. Widespread red and orange weather warnings were issued across Ireland and the United Kingdom ahead of the rapidly strengthening storm. Ireland experienced one of its most damaging, dangerous and destructive weather events with gale force/storm force winds,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 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, along with all summaries since 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The day-to-day operation of the social housing system is primarily a matter for local authorities. Accordingly, details regarding the allocation of social housing by local authorities to qualified households are not held by my Department. This information could be sought directly from Kerry County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1269 and 1270 together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of Q1 2025, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (8 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. 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: Departmental Investigations (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I refer to the reply to Dáil Question No. 834 of 9 September 2024 which was provided by my colleague, Minister Darragh O’Brien TD, and the reply to Dáil Question No.  8331 of 26 February 2025 regarding the situation at Somerton Park, Ballinlough Road, Cork and I can confirm that the position remains unchanged. As outlined in the responses issued by my Department, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I assume the question is referring to the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. My Department provides annual funding to Chambers Ireland for the running of these Awards. The Awards are an opportunity to highlight the innovative work of local authorities all across the country. Last year, a total of 98 local authority projects were shortlisted across a broad variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Government has provided some €156 Million to support priority groups under the Capital Assistance Scheme in 2025. Almost €84m (or 54%) has been drawn down to date. This is consistent with our expenditure projections and, accordingly, I do not anticipate any underspend under the scheme this year.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1279 and 1280 together. On 10 June 2025, the Government approved stronger tenancy protections and greater certainty for the rental sector including: - policy measures to provide for the enhancement of rent controls and tenancy protections for new tenancies created (i.e. first time tenancy between parties) from 1 March 2026; - the preparation of Heads of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Residential Tenancies Board, (RTB), was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2025 to regulate the rental sector; provide information to tenants and landlords; maintain a national register of tenancies; resolve disputes between tenants and landlords; and conduct research and provide information to inform policy. Compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: My Department provided approval to Cork County Council in February 2025 to advance this social housing project through the planning process and onto the preparation of the tender for the construction contract.  I look forward to the Council's earliest possible advancement of this project and can confirm that funding is in place to support its construction. No funding has been drawn...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Meteorological Services (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Met Éireann has made significant infrastructure investments during the period 2020 to date in 2025 across areas including ICT, meteorological observation systems and flood forecasting. Met Éireann's capital expenditure from 2020 to 2024 inclusive has been €38.5 million. Investment of this scale is continuing for 2025 and is planned to continue for the years ahead supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Supporting individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness is a priority for Government. Critical to addressing homelessness is increasing the supply of housing. A record level of capital investment is being provided in 2025 with overall capital funding available of almost €6.8 billion to support the delivery of social, affordable and cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1287, 1288, 1289, 1292, 1293 and 1294 together. Development contributions allow local authorities to recoup some of the public costs of servicing land for private development. They provide a mechanism by which developers can contribute to the cost of providing public infrastructure and facilities that benefit development in the area and are expended on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1290 and 1291 together. On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48”...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: Tailte Éireann is an independent Government agency under the aegis of my Department. Tailte Éireann provide a property registration system, property valuation service, and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State.  Tailte Éireann was established on 1 March 2023 under the Tailte Éireann Act 2022. All functions previously vested in the Property...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1304 and 1305 together. In regard to information sought from the bodies under my Department’s aegis, it is the established practice of my Department that it provide the relevant points of contact for each aegis body. This practice is in order to be of assistance, rather than invoking Standing Order 45, seeking a disallowance on the grounds of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: The Vacant Homes Action Plan, published in January 2023, sets out the various actions being pursued to return vacant properties back into use as homes. In March, I published the 2025 Progress Report which shows the significant progress that is being made and it is available on my Department's website at the following link: .  A key action in the plan was the launch of the CPO...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Sep 2025)

James Browne: My Department does not hold the information requested. The qualification criteria for social housing support are set down in Section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. A household may apply for social housing support to one local authority only, which may be the authority for the area in which the...