Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans, if any, to extend further the development contribution fees waiver, following the extension that was made to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1110/25]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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802. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the temporary waiver of development contributions will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1622/25]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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804. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to extend the planning fees waiver further in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1643/25]

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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807. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons starting a residential development (home) now will be able to avail of the development contribution waiver; if this waiver applies to people starting now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1698/25]

Paula Butterly (Louth, Fine Gael)
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809. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to further extend the local development levy waiver on new houses beyond December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1719/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, 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 one year to all permitted residential development that commenced on site between 25 April 2023 (the date of the Government Decision approving the measure) and 24 April 2024, and that are completed not later than 31 December 2025. On 23 April 2024, the Government approved an extension for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions in respect of residential development commenced not later than 31 December 2024 and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges in respect of residential development commenced not later than 30 September 2024. There are no plans to change these dates.

In April 2024, the final date for the completion of development works on qualifying houses under the schemes was extended from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026.