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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I can confirm that the recent breaches of international law by Israel, were not raised during the visits to EU Member States over the St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended, provide that households may apply for support to one local authority only. Usually, this will be the local authority for the area in which the household normally resides or with which the household has a local connection. Local authorities may also, at their discretion, assess households with no link to the area for support. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 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 provides for the current grant scheme, and the related Regulations were adopted on 29 June 2023. The DCB grant scheme is open to applications from homeowners in five counties: Clare, Donegal, Limerick, Mayo and Sligo with comprehensive information of all aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Remediation of Dwellings Damage by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the current grant scheme and related Regulations were adopted on 29 June 2023. The scheme facilitates the remediation of existing houses that have been damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks. The construction of new separate additional houses is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: A flagship element of Project Ireland 2040, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was one of four funds established under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 – 2027. Launched in 2018 with committed Exchequer funding of €2 billion, the review of the NDP in 2021 extended the URDF programme to 2030. To date, there have been three rounds of funding provided under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2024 (the RTA) regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The RTA apply to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a limited number of exceptions. The dwellings to which the Act does not apply are set out in section 3(2) of the RTA, and include...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department received a written request from the Chief Executive (CE) of Clare County Council and the President of the University of Limerick on 24 January 2022 seeking designation of lands as the South Clare/University of Limerick Economic Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Further to a meeting between my Department and Clare County Council and the University of Limerick in April 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 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. The detailed operation of the Scheme is a matter for the designated local authorities with the Housing Agency acting as agents of the local authorities under the grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 485 together. Housing for All, the Government’s housing plan, puts affordability at the heart of the housing system and places priority on the supply of affordable homes to persons on moderate incomes and above the social housing income eligibility threshold. The plan commits to the delivery of 54,000 affordable homes by 2030. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The funding provided to Uisce Éireann from my Department's Vote (34) for the years 2022 to 2024 is set out in the table below: Year Vote 34 Funding (€m) 2022 €1,415 2023 €1,650 2024 €1,787 The Uisce Éireann budget allocation for 2025 from Vote 34 is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which provides details of social housing developments and their location that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and tender processes. The most recent publication was for Quarter 3 2024. All Construction Status Reports are available at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Housing for All includes measures to support local authorities to acquire the necessary land required in order to meet social and affordable targets. As part of the measures Local Authorities began updating and providing details of their respective Landbanks. The National Social Housing Data Map was established by the Department in conjunction with the Local Authorities to capture this data....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The First Home Scheme, which launched in July 2022, is a shared equity scheme, designed to help bridge the gap for eligible first-time buyers, eligible homebuyers, and self-builders, between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home (within price ceilings established across the country). Full details are available on the First Home Scheme website, www.firsthomescheme.ie. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The Programme for Government commits to investing additional capital in Uisce Éireann to support reaching our new housing targets. We will prioritise water and waste water infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages. This additional funding will be considered as part of the National Development Plan review which is due to be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: My Department initiated a review of the Derelict Sites Act in November 2021 and invited local authorities to make initial submissions on potential improvements to the legislative provisions and the way they are applied. A focused working group of nominated staff members from a number of local authorities was subsequently established. The group met on three occasions during 2022 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Data on the repair and leasing scheme in respect of all local authorities and by year to end Q3 2024 is published on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/#repair-and-leasing-scheme-rls This includes the number of units delivered by each local authority since the launch of the scheme and the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I refer to my reply to Question No. 232 of 20 February 2025 which sets out the current position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The statutory provisions governing the preparation, amendment and revocation of Local Area Plans (LAPs) are primarily found in sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Act provides for the preparation of LAPs on both a discretionary and mandatory basis. Accordingly, a planning authority may decide to prepare an LAP for any part of its functional area which it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. Article 6.1 of the Habitats Directive relates to the appropriate management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). There are site specific conservation objectives (SSCOs) published for all SACs in Ireland. These are tailored to the site in question, taking account of the threats and pressures on the protected habitats and species...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2025)

James Browne: Legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code, in areas designated as “rent pressure zones” (RPZs), were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 which came into effect on 1 July 2019. Local planning authorities are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the...