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

John Cummins: The legislative process for the taking in charge of housing estates by local authorities is set out in section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The prescribed process in this regard applies to residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under section 34 of the Act. There is no automatic requirement for local...

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

John Cummins: As part of the process for identifying land liable to Residential Zoned Land Tax, all local authorities published annual draft maps on 1 February 2024 that identified lands considered to fall within the scope of the tax, as well as lands which they propose to exclude from the annual final maps for 2025. Landowners and other interested parties had until 1 April 2024 to make a submission to the...

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

John Cummins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589 and 590 together. The Revised National Planning Framework (NPF) was finalised and approved by Government and the Oireachtas in April 2025. The Revised NPF strategy sets out the need to plan for a projected population of at least 6.1m people in Ireland by 2040. Taking into account ‘pent-up’ demand, the strategy sets out a need to plan for...

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

John Cummins: I refer to my reply to Question No. 58 of Wednesday 8 October 2025 which sets out the position in this matter.

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

John Cummins: My Department has overseen considerable legislative and structural reform of the Irish planning system over the past two years. The National Planning Framework (NPF) has been reviewed to reflect Ireland’s housing and infrastructure goals associated with a growing population and economy, and provides the planning system with a strategic plan to shape the future growth and development...

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

John Cummins: The Revised National Planning Framework (NPF) was finalised and approved by Government and the Oireachtas in April 2025. The Revised NPF provides the basis for the review and updating of Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSESs) and local authority development plans to reflect such critical matters such as updated housing figures or projected jobs growth, including through the...

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

John Cummins: I refer to my reply to Question No. 53 of Wednesday 8 October 2025 which sets out the position in this matter.

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

John Cummins: Under the Derelict Sites Act 1990, local authorities are required to maintain a Derelict Sites Register, indicating any land which, in the opinion of the local authority, is a derelict site. A property can be placed on the Derelict Site Register where it is deemed by a local authority to satisfy the criteria under section 3 of the Act i.e. (i) it is in a dangerous or ruinous condition; (ii)...

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

John Cummins: Under the Vacant Site Levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of properties listed on registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% from 2019 onwards, which site owners became liable to pay the following...

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

John Cummins: Data recently published by the Revenue Commissioners 2025 indicates that the declared RZLT liability to date is c.€120 million, with €43 million collected and c€76 million deferred. It should be noted that deferral of the tax by the Revenue Commissioners reflects ongoing engagement with the planning process and activation of land for housing on the part of the land...

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

John Cummins: My Department is aware of the financial environment in which all local authorities, including Offaly County Council are operating, specifically the negative impact on the commercial rates income caused by the closure of Shannonbridge power station in Offaly. Across all schemes and funding sources, my Department has provided Offaly County Council with €56.6m in 2023, €80.9m...

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

John Cummins: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site as defined in the legislation. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their...

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

John Cummins: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act of 2000), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or the associated Planning and Development Regulations, 2001, as amended (the Regulations of 2001), requires planning permission. Section 247 of the Act of 2000 sets out the process for pre-planning meetings (also referred to as pre-application...

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

John Cummins: The Local Government Reform Act 2014 saw the introduction of 95 municipal districts in 25 of the 31 local authorities at sub-county level, while area committees would operate in the 3 city authorities of Cork, Dublin and Galway, and the 3 Dublin county authorities. The Programme for Government commits to the establishment of a ‘Local Democracy Taskforce’ with the local...

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

John Cummins: The Planning and Development Act 2024 (Act of 2024) will introduce a new set of procedures intended to address 'spurious' planning submissions, appeals and judicial reviews. Section 587 of the Act of 2024 prohibits a person from requesting a payment, benefit in kind, or other specified economic benefits, for not making a planning submission or taking a planning appeal or judicial review, or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

John Cummins: They are available for self-builds too.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

John Cummins: That is an outrageous statement.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

John Cummins: Half a billion is not billions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

John Cummins: Ah, stop.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

John Cummins: Yes, we do.