James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the further extension of the temporary waiver of development contributions beyond December 2024; the number of houses have been built since the start of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37034/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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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 originally applied for 1 year to all permitted residential development that commenced 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. On 23 April 2024, the Government approved an extension for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions in respect of residential development commenced not later than 31 December 2024 and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges in respect of residential development commenced not later than 30 September 2024.

The date for the completion of development works on qualifying houses under the schemes has been extended from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026.

It is not proposed to extend the terms or timeline of the scheme beyond those as approved by the Government in its Decision of 23 April 2024.

To date, 33,960 residential units have availed of the Scheme.