James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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548. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the public consultation on exempted development regulations will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38695/25]

Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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566. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new exempted development will go for public consultation; the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 566 together.

The Planning and Development Act 2024 (Act of 2024) was enacted in October 2024 and is being commenced on a phased basis. The provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (Act of 2000), and associated Planning and Development Regulations 2001 remain in force until the relevant sections of the Act of 2024 are commenced and the corresponding sections of the Act of 2000 are repealed.

A review of the current Exempted Development Regulations is ongoing and a public consultation on exempted development regulations is due to be undertaken this month. Members of the public, state bodies and all other parties will be able to make submissions via the online portal as part of the consultation process.

It should be noted that the Government cannot pre-empt the outcome of any consultation and therefore no decision has been made in respect of any revisions to current exempted development provisions. Government also encourages the public to engage with the consultation once launched to assist in the updating of exempted development regulations.

Any update to Exempted Development Regulations will require positive resolutions by both Houses of the Oireachtas before it can be signed into law.