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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. I refer to my reply to Dáil Question No. 472 of 18 January which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I refer to my reply to Question No. 217 of 13 February 2025 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: As detailed under Housing for All, the Government plans to deliver 54,000 affordable homes, including 36,000 affordable purchase and 18,000 cost rental homes, by 2030. A comprehensive implementation strategy is in place to support the various affordable housing schemes now being delivered by a range of delivery partners. My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: As detailed under Housing for All, the Government plans to deliver 18,000 cost rental homes by 2030. A comprehensive implementation strategy is in place to support the various affordable housing schemes now being delivered by a range of delivery partners. Since its introduction in 2021 to end Q3 2024, 2,640 Cost Rental homes in the State have been delivered by Approved Housing Bodies,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Group water schemes are community-owned and community-run enterprises and accordingly I have no function in their day-to-day management or operation. However, my Department does work in partnership with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS), who are the national representative body, to support the group water scheme sector. I can confirm that my Department worked very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Government is acutely aware of the housing challenges faced by many sectors of society. Housing for All, Ireland's housing plan to 2030, is the most ambitious and comprehensive housing plan in the history of the State. The Plan contains a suite of actions that have and continue to increase the provision of housing through accelerating supply and increasing the affordability of homes for...

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling the motion. We all have a shared ambition of solving the housing crisis. We may come at it from different angles but keeping the debate going is very important. I will address the comment Deputy Bacik made yesterday on me not being present for Private Members' business last week. The Cabinet was sitting at the time. That is where I was, but two...

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

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Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

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Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I thank everybody who has contributed to this very important debate. As my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, stated at the outset, this Government is absolutely committed to building more homes in Ireland. We are working continuously to meet the challenge to design and implement policies that shift the dial on delivery and to review and improve our approach where we identify...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (2001 Regulations), requires planning permission. Section 4 (1) (h) of the 2000 Act provides that “development consisting of the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: In December 2023, Minister O'Brien approved funding for a number of projects including in the villages of Broadford and Cooraclare, under my Department's Multi-annual Rural Water Programme for the waste water collection and treatment needs for villages without access to public waste water services. Following the approval of funding my Department wrote directly to each local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People scheme, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, which are funded by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Cost Rental Equity Loan funding Scheme is available to Approved Housing Bodies to provide affordable rented accommodation to those who meet the income eligibility requirements for cost rental homes. The nature of the Cost Rental model means that Cost Rental homes are advertised and made available at a certain rent level, which is needed to cover the costs of delivery and provision. Cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) Scheme is the main funding source for the Approved Housing Body sector to provide social housing in Ireland. As at 17 February 2025, the number of CALF applications under consideration by my Department was forty two. As with all Exchequer-supported projects, my Department, as approving authority, assesses each project application for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) Scheme is the main funding source for the Approved Housing Body (AHB) sector to provide social housing in Ireland. Pursuant to Housing for All, targets for AHB delivery of social housing units are contained in Local Authority Housing Delivery Action Plans. Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) funding is available to AHBs to provide affordable rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: While local authorities are empowered under a number of statutes to acquire land, by agreement or compulsorily, for the purposes of performing any of its functions, the number of derelict sites acquired within their functional area under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) are submitted to my Department as part of their annual return on the operation of the Act. The number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Addressing vacancy and making efficient use of existing housing stock is a key priority for Government, as set out in Pathway 4 of Housing for All. Data in relation to vacant properties is available from a number of sources such as Census and GeoDirectory publications. More recently the CSO has developed an indicator of residential vacancy using electricity consumption data and my...