Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value of the development levies waived to date under the terms of the development contributions waiver scheme since the scheme’s inception in relation to Louth County Council and Meath County Council; if he will provide the figures separately for those local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18350/24]

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 commences 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. The Government has approved an extension for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions to the end of this year and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges to the beginning of October. My Department will be notifying local authorities on the detailed arrangements shortly.

Under the scheme, local authorities are invited to submit a monthly claim form to the Department in respect of the cumulative development contribution waivers approved by them in the previous month.

The information requested in respect of the payments made to Louth County Council and Meath County Council up to the end of March 2024 under the Development Contribution Waiver Scheme is provided in the table below. This table also includes detail of the claims on hand which will be paid shortly following their review.

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the terms of the development contributions waiver scheme permits contributions due from a developer relating to a condition attached to a planning grant to fund a piece of infrastructure on public roads outside of the precise subject site/location of the development to be waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/24]

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 waiver applies to all Development Contribution Schemes as adopted by local authorities under Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), including schemes adopted under section 48(2)(c). Supplementary development contribution schemes which are in place under Section 49 of the Act in respect of specific public infrastructure services or projects are not included in the waiver scheme.

The full details in relation to the implementation and operation of the waiver and refund arrangements were notified to local authorities by way of Department of Housing Circular Letter PL 08/2023 dated 28 April 2023, supplemented by an associated detailed guidance document. The relevant local authority - which would be familiar with the detail of their own local Development Contribution Scheme - should be contacted for clarification as to whether the waiver scheme applies to a particular piece of roads infrastructure as referred to in the question.