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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 in 2025 for targeted social housing second-hand acquisitions, including for Tenant-in-Situ situations, following on from similar investments in 2023 and 2024. I have made €325 million available to our local authorities for this activity in 2025 and I've asked that they prioritise Tenant-in-Situ acquisitions, but...

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

James Browne: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. To assist in ensuring that...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. Ten public bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017. The bodies in question are listed below:An Bord PleanálaApproved Housing Bodies Regulatory AuthorityHeritage CouncilHousing and...

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

James Browne: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Furthermore, section 254 of the...

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

James Browne: The legislative provisions regarding Section 181 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Act of 2000) and Part XA of the Act dealing with substitute consent are set out below. The Department of Justice has indicated to my Department that certain legislative amendments to these provisions may be required in relation to Ministerial Orders made in respect of sites for IP applicants and...

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

James Browne: The project plans for the regeneration of estates and flat complexes are a matter for the Local Authority (LA) concerned. In order to support LAs in progressing such regeneration plans, my Department is making a number of funding channels available to LAs and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) including:Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP)Affordable Housing Fund (AHF)Capital Advance Leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 May 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. Regulation 12 of the 2011 Regulations prescribes the timescales for the processing of applications by...

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

James Browne: My Department notes the commitment in the Programme for Government 2025 – Securing Ireland’s Future to introduce planning guidelines for solar energy developments. In light of this commitment, my Department has begun an initial scoping process to identify the component factors relevant to the preparation of planning guidelines for solar energy development, including any...

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

James Browne: The main objective of the is to develop and promote a culture of competence, good practice and compliance with the Building Regulations in the construction sector which will benefit consumers and the general public. CIRI will operate in a similar way to statutory registration schemes for other professions. An Admissions and Registration Board was appointed in September 2023 and an Appeals...

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

James Browne: Since the publication of the current Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines in 2005 (which continue to have effect in addition to subsequent clarifications and national policy changes in the National Planning Framework) there have been important changes to our planning system. Most notably, obligations under European Directives and international agreements relating to the management and...

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

James Browne: A proposal for a mixed tenure development at Tober Ciúin, Ardmore, Co Waterford was received by my Department from Waterford City and County Council. The proposal, which will deliver twenty social housing units, aligned with the Council’s housing needs assessment was approved by my Department on 20 February 2024. Following receipt of approval, Waterford City and County Council...

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

James Browne: A proposal for a mixed tenure development at Fairlane, Dungarvan, Co Waterford was received by my Department from Waterford City and County Council. A stage 1 proposal for a project which will deliver in the region of 70 housing units, was approved by my Department in March 2024. The breakdown of tenure type is not yet confirmed. Waterford City and County Council has advised that a stage...

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

James Browne: My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Comprehensive data on social and affordable housing is published on my Department's website up to Quarter 4 2024, including completed acquisitions:...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. 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 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) can be found on my Department’s website at this link:...

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

James Browne: My Department does not hold data on Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) by local electoral area, but rather collects and publishes data by local authority area. 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 active RAS tenancies for each of the last...

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

James Browne: Galway City Council submitted staffing sanction requests for 91 posts to my Department during the period 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025, the sanction requests were in respect of both new and replacement posts. This number broken down by year is detailed in the following table: Galway City Council Number of Posts Requested 01/01/24 to 31/12/24 ...

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

James Browne: It is expected that a resolution to the legislative complexities that exist between the Local Government Acts and Official Languages Act may require primary legislation to resolve. The matter will be considered further by my Department in consultation with the relevant officials from the Gaeltacht division, which is currently part of a transfer of functions to the Department of Rural and...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework, as approved by the Government on 8th April, 2025; a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 22nd April, 2025 together with the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report, the Post-Consultation Natura Impact Statement, the Post-Consultation Strategic Flood Risk...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Apr 2025)

James Browne: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (30 Apr 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 94, inclusive, together. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department has responsibility for the designation of the Lady's Island Lake Special Protection Area under Statutory Instrument 69 of 2010 and the Lady's Island Lake Special Area of Conservation under Statutory Instrument 292 of 2018. The NPWS carries out certain nature...