Written answers

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Departmental Funding

Photo of Mairéad FarrellMairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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806. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Housing Agency will be provided with additional resources in 2026 via Budget 2026, in order that it can commence the work of regulating the owners' management companies sector, as promised in the Programme for Government. [29670/25]

Photo of Joe NevilleJoe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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845. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department has put in place to make sure that the Housing Agency has enough resources in 2026 through the budgetary process in order that it can commence regulating the owners' management companies sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30391/25]

Photo of Conor SheehanConor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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851. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Housing Agency will commence regulating the owner management company sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/25]

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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868. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in ensuring sufficient resources are put in place in Q4 2025 to enable the unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies, as envisaged in the Programme for Government, to commence its work on an administrative basis in Q1 2026. [30670/25]

Photo of James BrowneJames Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 806, 845, 851 and 868 together.

At present, the Minister for Justice and his Department continue to have responsibility for the oversight of Owner Management Companies.

Under the Programme for Government my Department will take responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Acts to streamline support for owners’ management companies and improve oversight.

A timeline for the transfer of functions from the Department of Justice is being advanced and engagement between our Departments is ongoing to ensure this happens in a well-managed and efficient manner.

As part of the transfer, my Department will consider any resources required to enable the work, within my Department and the Housing Agency.

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