Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the proposals to update regulations on planning exemption, following the consultation in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67310/25]

Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment in terms of the revised exempted development provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68009/25]

John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 353 together.

I am happy to give an update on the progress on the review of exempted development that has been made so far in 2025, including the successful public consultation that took place over the Summer when there was significant engagement with the public and relevant stakeholders on exempted development regulations, with over 900 submissions received via the online consultation portal.

These submissions have been reviewed over the autumn and will inform the new draft Exempted Development Regulations which will be implemented on a phased basis, by theme, with the exemptions relating to domestic dwellings being prioritised and forthcoming in the coming months.

When completed, the new draft Exempted Development regulations are subject to Environmental consideration, before being laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. This will also necessitate engagement with the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

It is intended that new Regulations under the Act of 2024 will be signed into law in tandem with the commencement of Part 2 and Part 4 of the Act of 2024 and the updated exempted development provisions will form part of the new Regulations.

In the meantime, the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (Act of 2000), and associated Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (Regulations of 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until the relevant sections of the Act of 2024 are commenced and the corresponding sections of the Act of 2000 are repealed.