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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Construction Industry (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I am fully aware that Architectural Technologists are an essential profession working to high standards in the construction sector. In general, the regulation of professions is in the first instance a matter for industry representatives working in consultation with relevant industry stakeholders. My Department has been engaging with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), an Executive Agency of my Department, is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing State-owned National Parks and Nature Reserves. The mission of the NPWS as set out in its Strategic Statement is to “Protect Nature”. As part of this, the NPWS manages the National Parks System in Ireland primarily for nature...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 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. A grant of up to €50,000 is available 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 grant of up to €20,000 is available where the property is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Data in respect of granted planning permissions are collected and published quarterly by the CSO on its website. The data, which can be accessed at , are disaggregated by local authority and dwelling type (apartment, multi-development house and one-off house). Data on the number of permitted units at local electoral area level, or which will ultimately be delivered as affordable purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Provision (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Data on new dwelling completions are published on a quarterly basis by the CSO. The data is disaggregated by local authority and dwelling type (i.e. apartment, multi-development house and one-off house) and can be accessed at . Data on dwelling completions at a local area level can be accessed at , though a breakdown per dwelling type per local electoral area is not available. Separately,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: All development proposals require planning permission unless they are specifically exempted under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act) or the supplementary Planning and Development Regulations, 2001, as amended (the Regulations). Since the publication of the current Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines in 2005 (which continue to have effect in addition to subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department met officials from Dublin City Council on 7 October 2024, and have been in correspondence subsequently. There was a specific meeting on 10 October in relation to Martin Savage Park between club officials, Ministers, Dublin City Councillor Feljin Jose, where the issues of sports pitches being used by light-bellied Brent geese and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authorities (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 is open to eligible tenants of local authority houses that are available for sale under the scheme. The scheme is governed by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 and Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, as amended. The scheme was reviewed in 2023, with changes taking effect from 29 January 2024 following the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: My Department has not issued a circular in relation to the issue raised. The day-to-day operation of the social housing system is a matter for the relevant local authority, and ultimately, it is the responsibility of the local authority to make a decision in each individual case.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Conservation (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) aims to retrofit a local authority home to a BER rating of B2. It is expected that up to 36,500 local authority owned homes will be retrofitted under this programme by end 2030. Works eligible under my Department's revised EERP include attic/cavity wall insulation or external wall insulation where required, window and door replacement, heat...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Marine Protected Areas (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The Marine Protected Areas Bill is at an advanced stage of drafting. It is my intention to seek government approval to publish the Bill in the first half of this year.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Unless specifically exempted, all development under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act) requires planning permission from the relevant planning authority or the Board as appropriate. Where planning permission is required but not sought, the development may give rise to enforcement proceedings. When a person submits a planning application for a house (including...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: Affordability and the chance to own a home is at the heart of the Government’s housing policy. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I intend to publish the ministerial briefing material I received upon my appointment as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The briefing will be published on my Department's website in due course, but no later than 7 February 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defective Building Materials (5 Feb 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. A review mechanism is provided within the Act, which provides for an increase or decrease the overall grant scheme cap a year after the Act has been commenced by no more...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defective Building Materials (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: The table below provides figures for the total number of homes remediated where owners have availed of financial support from the State under the Pyrite Remediation Scheme since its commencement in 2014 to 31 December 2024 - and the average cost per dwelling remediated in each year. The average cost figure includes all ancillary costs incurred and is not limited to core construction cost. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Union (5 Feb 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. It was forecast to be a deep low-pressure system, set to track to the northwest of Ireland, introducing strong south-easterly winds which would then veer west to south-westerly and intensify through the morning of Friday 24, January. The system was also...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: All development proposals require planning permission unless specifically exempted from this requirement under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act) or the supplementary Planning and Development Regulations, 2001, as amended (the Regulations). There are no exemptions at present in relation to individual residential units and it is necessary to make a planning...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605, 607, 612 and 614 together. The Tenant in Situ Acquisitions Programme was introduced by way of Government decision in 2023. It was originally intended as a short term response to the reported uplift in sales by landlords of homes which were within the HAP and RAS schemes in order to prevent potential homelessness where other solutions could not be found...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacant Properties (5 Feb 2025)

James Browne: A key initiative under the Vacant Homes Action Plan to address vacancy and dereliction has been the introduction of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund. From May 2023, a grant of up to €50,000 is available to support individual owner(s) refurbish a vacant property into a home. Where the property is confirmed as derelict, up to a maximum...