Written answers
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Development Contributions
Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; whether he is considering extending it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/24]
Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the development contribution waiver scheme in order to help first time buyers who wish to build their own house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/24]
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the development levy waiver scheme, due to expire on 24 April 2024. [15697/24]
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will extend the exemption for development levies for self-build (one-off) homes (details supplied). [13565/24]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to extend the local authority fees/Irish Water waiver scheme beyond 24 April 2024. [13571/24]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to extend the temporary development contribution waiver scheme beyond 24 April 2024 finish date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/24]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an exemption under the temporary development contribution waiver scheme for a number of one-off housing applicants who were not aware of the scheme and who began their family homes before the start date of 25 April and who now face a contribution bill from their local authority; if such a charge can be appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/24]
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the temporary waiver on development contributions beyond April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13887/24]
Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the temporary development contribution waiver scheme, given it is due to expire in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13992/24]
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review matters raised in correspondence (detail supplied); if these waivers will be extended past April 2024 for this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14087/24]
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a scheme (details supplied) will be extended beyond 24 April 2024 to all permitted residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/24]
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the temporary development contribution waiver scheme beyond April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14709/24]
Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any intention to extend the temporary development contribution waiver scheme beyond the end of April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15343/24]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered extending the deadline for the temporary waiver of development fees, as many applicants were unable to complete the process within the short timeframe given. [15376/24]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to examine a matter in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15514/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 591, 592, 594, 595, 596, 606, 607, 614, 625, 627, 659, 665, 711, 714 and 724 together.
On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges.
The schemes apply for 1 year to all permitted residential development that commences on site between 25 April 2023 (the date of the Government Decision approving the measure) and 24 April 2024, and is completed not later than 31 December 2025.
I am presently reviewing the schemes.
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