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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The lands purchased at Dowth in December 2023 form the new National Park, Brú na Bóinne National Park. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), in partnership with the National Monuments Service (NMS) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) are working together to prepare a Masterplan for the entire property. This comprises a suite of important archaeological monuments, Dowth...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Town Councils (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Local Government Reform Act 2014 dissolved 80 town councils which represented just 14% of the population, including those in Killarney, Tralee and Listowel. The previous town council system also led to duplication both in administrative and electoral terms. Instead, the Act saw the introduction of 95 municipal districts, representing 100% of the population, in 25 of the 31 local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: My Department has not procured services from the company referenced. My Department does not hold the requested information in respect of the State Bodies. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Tailte Éireann Act 2022, which was enacted in December 2022, led to the establishment of Tailte Éireann on 1 March 2023 following the merger of the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office and Ordnance Survey Ireland. Tailte Éireann is an independent Government agency under the aegis of my Department. Under Section 8(6) of the Tailte Éireann Act 2022,...

Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025: Motion (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 4th July, 2025.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I have listened to about 40 minutes of hyperbole and lots of one-liners for social media-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: -----being put forward and no solutions, with the exception, in fairness, of Deputy Hearne. As I have stated before, the Department of housing has asked the Department of Finance to look at a Livret A-type scheme and I have read the Deputy's proposals. There are challenges in this regard. It is not something that can be stepped up immediately but it is something we are looking at...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: We are making radical decisions to get people out of box rooms, to get viability and to get properties built across this country. We know we have a crisis. I am treating it as an emergency. If we do not take radical measures and do so quickly, we will not get the apartments in Dublin city and across this country. That is why we are bringing forward these measures to address the issue of...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I am not smirking or smiling.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Deputy has enough to say without making stuff up.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I move-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: That is more efficient.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The Government remains committed to prioritising urban greening of the existing built environment in our cities, towns and villages. Our goals with regard to maintaining and developing urban green spaces are broadly aligned with our obligations under European Union regulations; specifically, the Nature Restoration Regulation. The Nature Restoration Regulation, often referred to as the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Further to the response to Question No. 251 of 3 July 2025, the information requested is not currently compiled or sought by my Department. As indicated in the reply to Question No. 111 of 25 June 2025 my Department publishes programme-level statistics on affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and delivery partners in each local authority area at the following link: . ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: The restoration of the Ulster Canal restoration is a major cross-border project funded by the Government, with the majority of funding coming from the Shared Island Fund and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The project is being delivered by Waterways Ireland, in three phases, two of which are now complete:Phase 1 from Upper Lough Erne to Castle Saunderson (completed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Investment Bank (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: As Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an availability-based model where a private sector consortium designs, builds, finances, and maintains the homes in return for a monthly unitary payment, no state body borrows for delivery. Any financing of the delivery of the Social Housing PPP Bundles is a matter for the private sector consortium. Legal proceeding have issued in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: Under my Department's 2025 Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP), €90m has been made available to Local Authorities to upgrade approximately 2,500 homes. It is expected that 36,500 local authority owned homes will be retrofitted under this programme by the end of 2030, achieving a minimum BER rating of B2. In certain circumstances, my Department supports the installation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Jul 2025)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. Statistics in relation to local authority social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in the annual Local Authority Performance Indicator Report. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including the number of social housing units in local authority...