1287. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a full breakdown of what the development contribution fee is intended to fund, and for details of how these services are delivered to applicants in rural areas where public infrastructure is not provided. [47059/25]
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1288. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on who directly benefits from the development contribution fee, and for an explanation of why individuals building in areas without access to roads, lighting, water or sewage infrastructure are required to pay the same rate as those in serviced urban zones. [47060/25]
1289. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any mechanisms or discretionary powers available to local authorities to waive or reduce development contribution fees in cases where the applicant receives little or no benefit from the services the fee is intended to support. [47061/25]
1290. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale behind the national waiver introduced in 2023 for development contributions and water connection charges, and for details of what specific challenges that waiver was intended to address. [47062/25]
1291. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what policy or infrastructural improvements have occurred since the introduction of the 2023 waiver that justify its expiration, and for details of any review undertaken to assess its impact on rural housing development. [47063/25]
1292. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any plans of his Department to introduce a rural exemption or tiered contribution model for development fees, in recognition of the disparity in service provision between urban and rural applicants. [47064/25]
1293. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department monitors the consistency of development contribution fee application across local authorities, and for details of any guidance issued to ensure fairness and transparency in how these fees are calculated and enforced. [47065/25]
1294. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any review undertaken by his Department into the impact of development contribution fees on rural housing viability, and whether such fees have contributed to delays or cancellations of rural builds. [47066/25]
1227. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the further extension of the development contributions waiver; what assistance is in place for those starting out on a residential home self-build to alleviate the added financial pressure due to the reintroduction of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/25]