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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 Jul 2025)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss the limitations of the supplementary welfare allowance. Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss the need for improved respite services at St. Mary of the Angels and St. Francis Special School, Whitefield...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Sheehan for asking when funding will be made available for a project. This is the shortfall of €5 million to cover infrastructure for the Mungret LDA development of 250 units in Limerick. The Deputy's question relates to the development of the lands at the former Mungret College, which is a key strategic priority for Limerick City and County Council. The site will see...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: From the substance of the Minister's reply, it sounds like this funding is being delayed until the new infrastructure fund is active. Is there a way he can frontload the delivery of the infrastructure fund to release the funding? As far as I understand, there was a proposal from the LDA that the €5 million shortfall would be added to the purchase price of the affordable homes, which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Funding for the housing activation office will come under the national development plan, which is currently being agreed. Limerick City and County Council has received local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, funding for the delivery of the first two phases of a new distributor road at Mungret. LIHAF funding approval of €22.1 million was given, of which €6.6...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Minister. From my point of view and that of the local authority, this entire project is essentially being held up because of €5 million, which is a very small sum of money in the grand scale of things. This project has been in planning since last year and was first announced in May 2024. We have had the highest percentage increase in house prices in Limerick in the past...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Department has not received any formal submission on funding. We have been made aware that there is a funding issue and we are engaging with the local authority to see what is the best way forward to address it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

Construction Industry

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the efforts he and his Department have made to encourage new technologies in the construction sector; the role he believes modular housing can play in the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Minister outline the efforts he and his Department have made to encourage new technologies in the construction sector, and the role he believes modular housing can play?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this question about the encouragement of new technologies in the construction sector, including modular housing. I understand he has raised this issue on numerous occasions. The use of modern methods of construction, MMC, is a key policy measure to boost construction sector productivity and to support the scaling-up of delivery of new housing supply....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister referenced the fact that the Department has made a good deal of progress on MMC. Will he quantify that for me if he has the figures available? How many units have been built since 2023 or whatever date he referenced? I understand a target of 1,500 was mentioned, but will he quantify the number of units that have been delivered via this method? A much-maligned project took...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I fully agree with the Deputy that MMC is critical to housing delivery in this country. When modular units were first proposed for schools, for example, there was a little bit of pushback from school principals, who were concerned as many of them had grown up with very poor prefabs and perhaps they thought that was what was coming. I was chair of a school board of management at the time,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (1 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am someone who is about to embark on a journey with my family to build our first home. If there was a genuine modular offering for us as a family, we would look at it but, unfortunately, it is just not there for us as one-off house builders. I am lucky to be in that position. Still, there are significant barriers there. I was at a lunch today with the Estonian ambassador and she spoke...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I wholeheartedly welcome that number and €5 million extra per year is welcome news. I am also conscious that the LPT is ultimately paid by the people in the county. Much of that money is hard earned and it is welcome that we are now in a position where more of it can be retained. This money will go back towards the playgrounds, the parks and the delivery of basic services that we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

John Cummins: I have no doubt that the Deputy will continue to use this Chamber to be a strong advocate for north Kildare and the county as a whole. The Deputy is right about the LPT; there is a recognition in the Government of the increased pressures on areas like Kildare. That is why we are saying as a Government, in line with the decisions that have been made by the Cabinet and the Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

National Planning Framework

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government following the publication of the national planning framework, if he will advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Following the publication of the national planning framework, NPF, will the Minister of State advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures? It is important that these guidelines are rolled out to county councils as soon as possible to allow them to amend their county development plans and local area plans. Because of the delay, I have seen a planning...