Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of extending the development levy and Uisce Éireann connection fee waiver and rebate for a full year, in tabular form. [40273/24]

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 initially 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.

The estimated cost of extending the Scheme for an additional year, based on a potential 35,000 further housing units availing of the scheme, would be in the order of €360 million.