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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (8 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the current grant scheme and the related Regulations were adopted on 29 June 2023. In November 2024 following the receipt of preliminary results from scientific research in Donegal my Department announced changes to the way the scheme works for certain...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (8 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department has no vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown.

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

James Browne: I have made €325 million available to our local authorities for their social housing second-hand acquisitions activity in 2025. The allocation of this funding across the local authorities is as follows: Local Authority 2025 Allocation Carlow €3,500,000 Cavan €2,000,000 Clare ...

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

James Browne: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) 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 (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 and the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gender Recognition (8 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department is currently not a member of this interdepartmental group nor has it been in communication with the Department for Social Protection in relation to it. Should we be invited to participate in the group in the future, we would be happy to provide representation and contribute to its work in any way that we can.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (8 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended ( the Act of 2000), I, in my role as Minister, shall not exercise any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or the Board is or may be concerned. A Disability Access Certificate (DAC) is a certificate granted by a Building Control Authority, which certifies that certain...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 650 together. The Residential Tenancies Board, (RTB), was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2024 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...

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

James Browne: The standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for let....

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

James Browne: Addressing homelessness is a priority for this Government. The Programme for Government includes a number of commitments to address homelessness, including ensuring that there is sufficient emergency accommodation for those who require it with special supports for children impacted by homelessness. My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national...

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

James Browne: The status of individual developments which have been granted planning permission is a matter for the permission holder. While obtaining planning permission is an essential step in any project, there are other factors at play that may impact on the commencement of any project, such as phasing of development (having to complete an existing project before commencing another), finances,...

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

James Browne: Housing for All delivers on the Government's commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system. It is my understanding that the mutual home ownership mode referred to refers to one where, instead of individuals owning their own homes, all the properties on a development are owned by a co-operative society. This is not a current policy of the...

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

James Browne: Government is fully committed continue accelerating housing supply across all tenures, and to delivering affordable housing at scale. The Government’s ambition is to build on the progress made to date under Housing for All, and deliver over 300,000 homes in the period from 2025 to 2030 equating to an annual average of over 50,000 homes per year, building up to 60,000 in 2030. With...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (3 Apr 2025)

James Browne: There are a variety of schemes available which can provide support of the type described. My Department provides funding for the protection of eligible heritage buildings (principally protected structures) through two grant schemes: the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF). The BHIS is a grant scheme that supports owners and custodians to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on social housing delivery activity in all local authority areas on the statistics page of its website. Data in relation to funding provided by the State for HAP tenancies to end of Q3 2024 can be found on my Department’s website at this link: Q4 2024 figures are currently being compiled and will be published when...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Apr 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, contains a suite of actions that have and continue to increase the provision of housing through accelerating supply and increasing the affordability of homes. Cost Rental housing is a key tool in our efforts to make rents more affordable and renting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (3 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The determination of whether an applicant household meets the income criteria is based on a calculation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department is fully supportive of increased housing delivery for one-person households and I’m pleased to see that both local authorities and approved housing bodies are increasingly delivering suitable properties in response to this need as part of the record social housing delivery we have seen in recent years. Given that the specific make-up of new public housing build...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 Apr 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 2023, is available on my Department's website at . The report provides breakdowns on households whose need has not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (3 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I refer to my answer to Question No. 473 on 25 March 2025 which sets out the position in this matter.