Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sections and subsections of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, that are commenced; that remain to be commenced; and in each case, the reason they are not so commenced. [35844/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 was commenced with effect from 1 September 2015, with the exception of section 34.

Section 34 amends section 96 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide, amongst other things, that Part V obligations on the provision of social and affordable housing may be fulfilled by developers through rental accommodation availability agreements. Section 34 is linked to Chapter 4 of Part II of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which has not yet commenced.

In the interim, section 33 of the 2015 Act provides that Part V obligations may be fulfilled by developers through leasing arrangements.