Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of co-living units which have been approved by An Bord Pleanála to date; the number of units still to be decided upon; and the number of co-living units which were fast-tracked to An Bord Pleanála through the strategic housing development scheme. [22686/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Co-living falls under the shared accommodation arrangements introduced as part of the strategic housing development (SHD) process in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the Act).

In this regard, planning applications for shared accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or more are made directly to An Bord Pleanála (the Board) for determination.

As of 31 March 2021, the Board had received 15 SHD applications in respect of 3,506 shared accommodation units. The Board has granted permission in three cases to date in respect of 815 shared accommodation units. Four cases, in respect of 966 shared accommodation units, remain to be decided. Seven cases, in respect of 1,515 shared accommodation units, were either refused permission or had the decision to grant permission quashed following judicial review. One application, in respect of 210 shared accommodation units, was withdrawn.

Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of biogas plant planning permission applications An Bord Pleanála has received in each of the past five years. [22687/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not collate planning statistics in relation to the number of planning permission applications received by An Bord Pleanála in respect of biogas plants.

Article 72(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, require the Board to publish a weekly list of appeals and referrals received by it, as well as appeals or referrals determined or otherwise disposed of by the Board. These weekly lists are available on the Board's website at .

Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address in An Bord Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.