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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: There were 7.00 WTE senior archaeologists serving in my Department at the end of December 2024, and 6.00 WTE senior archaeologists serving at the end of June 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Poolbeg (Irish Glass Bottle Site) Housing Consultative Forum was established by Dublin City Council to provide a forum for the mutual exchange of information between stakeholders associated with the Irish Glass Bottle site. The organisation and convening of the forum is a matter for Dublin City Council. I understand that the next meeting is due to take place in September 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: In 2019, the local authority applied for funding under my Department's Multi-annual Developer Provided Infrastructure Resolution Programme for the remediation of the Developer Provided Infrastructure (commonly called DPI) in the estate referred to in the details supplied. The local authority was advised in 2020 that the funding was not being approved and the reason for this was given. There...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Legislation enacted in December 2022 amended the Planning and Development Act. The provisions under sections 3, 13 and 14 of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 which insert section 179A into the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, have commenced. These provisions provide that housing development by, on behalf of, or in partnership with a local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The table below sets out the details on the timeline for each project currently proposed or completed in the north-west quarter regeneration in Cork city; the current spend to date; the original projected spend; and the current projected spend of each project. PROJECT Number of units ORIGINAL PROJECTED SPEND CURRENT PROJECTED SPEND SPEND TO DATE...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I refer to my reply to Question No. 4 of 1 July 2025 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Planning and Development (Amendment)Act 2025 (Act of 2025) was signed into law by the President on 23 July 2025. The Act will shortly be available on the Irish Statute Book. Section 28 of the Act of 2025, when commenced, will enable for an extension of duration of permissions to be made on permissions for housing development, including one-off housing, that are nearing the end of their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1503, 1581 and 1595 together. The Marine Protected Areas legislation is at an advanced stage of preparation and is intended to be finalised as soon as possible. In light of the forthcoming transfer of the marine environment function from my Department to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment on 1 August, a review is being undertaken to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1504, 1505 and 1506 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 Planning and Development...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Policy and planning for offshore renewable energy, including offshore wind energy development, is the responsibility of the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (MCEE). In that context, I have not met with or had any engagement with the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to offshore renewable energy.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Section 17(4B) of the Electoral Act 1997, as amended by the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012, introduced a gender balance provision aimed at increasing female representation in politics. This provision first came into effect for the February 2016 Dáil election and introduced a requirement that in order to receive full State funding under the Electoral Act 1997, a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The development of new legislation relating to National Parks is a priority for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) within my Department. The NPWS is currently assessing the requirements of such legislation and is considering how best to advance the process so as to maximise possible benefits to the ongoing development and management of the National Parks System. The NPWS is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The information requested is not available in my Department. In relation to the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme (LAAPS), in line with Part 2 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 the administration of affordable housing schemes under LAAPS is a matter for the local authority concerned who will have the specific information sought in relation to any fees by estate agents which have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Cost Rental is a key element of the Government's strategy to improve affordability in the rental sector and to provide secure, long-term homes for moderate-income households which are above the income limits for social housing but which may have difficulty affording rental accommodation in the private market. The core principle of Cost Rental is that the rents cover the development,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: As Social Housing PPP Bundle 3 is now the subject of legal proceedings, it would not be appropriate to make any comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The clear focus of this Government is to increase the supply of new build social and affordable homes. This is key to addressing the housing challenge and in particular preventing and ultimately eliminating long term homelessness, and that unquestionably must be the priority for all local authorities. The social housing PPP programme was announced in 2014 aiming to deliver circa 1,500...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1514 and 1518 together. In response to the Programme for Government commitment, my Department launched a newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) in 2021 to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030. This new programme set a minimum BER performance requirement of B2. The upscaling of the works included in the programme sees a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1515, 1516 and 1517 together. The Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) provides up to 100% capital funding to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the construction and targeted acquisition of housing for priority needs categories to include homelessness, persons with a disability, age-friendly and care leavers. Applications to deliver new social housing under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: My Department currently supports ongoing activity and projects under the Social Housing National Regeneration Programme in the cities of Dublin, Cork and Limerick and the counties of Sligo and Kerry. Wicklow is not currently one of the counties which comes under the National Regeneration Programme and therefore no payments were made in the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (29 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1520 and 1521 together. My Department have received a submission from Wicklow County Council in relation to a remedial plan for the estate referred to. Preliminary estimates by the local authority indicate that funding of c. €2 million euro will be required. This submission is currently under review within my Department.