Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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158. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of abolishing section 48 development levies in budget 2018 if the Government was to cover the shortfall in local authority budgets. [33989/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to development contributions as described under Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (Number 30 of 2000). The amount  collected from such contributions and therefore the revenue foregone in the event of their abolition would be a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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159. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of abolishing section 48 development levies in budget 2018, if the government was to cover the shortfall in local authority budgets just for new apartment buildings. [33990/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to development contributions as described under Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (number 30 of 2000). The amount  collected from such contributions and therefore the revenue foregone in the event of their abolition would be a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.