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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (13 May 2025)

James Browne: The Planning and Development Act 2024 (Act of 2024) was enacted on 17 October 2024. A detailed Implementation Plan has been published that includes a commencement schedule for the Act and a range of initiatives to support training and engagement for the planning sector in preparation of the phased transition to the new legislative framework. The Implementation Plan is a ‘living...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2025)

James Browne: The single-stage approval process was commenced on a pilot basis in January 2016 as a new streamlined approval mechanism, for projects with a maximum all-in budget of less than €2m and no more than 15 units. The single-stage process was subsequently reviewed with the threshold increased in 2020 to a ceiling of under €6 million and no more than 25 units. The value limit was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (13 May 2025)

James Browne: The regeneration of social housing is a matter in the first instance for the local authority. It is the responsibility of local authorities to identify an opportunity to advance Regeneration Programmes in line with Circular N11/2007 Policy Framework for the Regeneration of Local Authority Estates in their respective administrative areas. Cork City Council has informed my Department that it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (13 May 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 777 and 778 together. The detailed advancement of housing and other works under the Cork City North West Quarter Regeneration (CNWQR) Programme is a matter, in the first instance, for Cork City Council. The CNWQR Masterplan & Implementation Report was published in 2011. The strategy outlined a departure from previous policy, with a proposal to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

James Browne: The project referred to is intended to be developed as a mixed-tenure residential scheme comprising both social and affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) is available to support local authorities to deliver affordable housing and my Department welcomes proposals which respond appropriately to identified affordability needs. Subject to the outcome of the procurement process,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

James Browne: The Government is providing continuing and substantial financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who had received a Notice of Termination. The other priority categories for second-hand acquisitions are properties that allow persons/families to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

James Browne: For 2025, I have made €325 million available to our local authorities for targeted social housing second-hand acquisitions, including for Tenant in Situ situations, following on from similar programmes in 2023 and 2024. The detailed administration of social housing acquisitions including those for Tenants in Situ, is delegated to the local authorities, accordingly the precise details...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (8 May 2025)

James Browne: The funding (capital and current) provided to Uisce Éireann from my Department's Vote (34) for the years 2020 to 2024 is set out in the table below: Year Vote 34 Funding (€m) 2020 1,303 2021 1,276 2022 €1,415 2023 €1,650 2024 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Development Agency (8 May 2025)

James Browne: Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social, affordable and cost rental homes at scale with a record level of investment being provided for the delivery of Housing in 2025; capital funding of €6.5 billion supplemented by current funding of €1.65 billion. The number of new build social homes in the pipeline for delivery in the three year...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (8 May 2025)

James Browne: 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 a range of delivery partners. These measures are primarily aimed at supporting affordability...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Inquiries (8 May 2025)

James Browne: The 'Fresh Start' principle forms a key element in 'Housing for All' and is applied across a number of affordable and mortgage schemes such as the Local Authority Home Loan and the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. The ‘Fresh Start’ principle is also applied by the independently-governed First Home Scheme. ‘Fresh Start’ means that people who are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (8 May 2025)

James Browne: Housing for All includes a commitment to review income eligibility for social housing. From this review, completed in November 2021, it was recommended moving five local authorities from Band 3 to Band 2, ensuring the income eligibility thresholds better reflect housing costs in those counties. Government also agreed to increase the baseline income thresholds by €5,000 for all local...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (8 May 2025)

James Browne: The Government has targeted delivery of 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and via the First Home scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. My Department is supporting this affordable housing delivery by local authorities and these key partners, with funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (8 May 2025)

James Browne: The information requested is provided in the table below and sets out the position for 2024. For ease of reference the salaries have been grouped in bands of €10,000. From (€) To (€) No. of Staff Value €100,000 €109,999 57 €5,952,080 €110,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (7 May 2025)

James Browne: 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 proposed to exclude from the annual final maps for 2025. Landowners and other interested parties had until 1 April 2024 to make a submission to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (7 May 2025)

James Browne: The project plan for the regeneration of the development referenced is a matter for the Local Authority (LA) and I am advised by Dublin City Council (DCC) that they are further developing proposals to advance the regeneration of this complex. The initial proposal for the regeneration of four blocks was to reduce the number of homes from 78 to 44. This would result in DCC having to find...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expenditure Reviews (7 May 2025)

James Browne: The purpose of the Community Car Initiative (CCI) was to provide a limited transport service to support the accommodation made available under the Offer a Home scheme for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, in areas more removed from urban centres, and in places without regular public transport. This initiative was run through Local Development Companies (LDCs). LDCs are already integral...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (7 May 2025)

James Browne: The Terms of Reference for the new Housing Activation Office were agreed by Cabinet on the 29th April. To begin the set-up, staff from my Department have been assigned to the Office and I am also commencing the process of seconding experts from the various utilities, as agreed in principle with the various agencies, with a view to having a full team of experts in place in the coming months....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 May 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. My Department is currently exploring options for the setting aside of certain Cost Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 May 2025)

James Browne: The Government is providing continuing and substantial financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who had received a Notice of Termination. The other priority categories for second-hand acquisitions are properties that allow persons/families to...