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sites to the attention of local authorities and the Minister, with work to begin as soon as possible; — a review of the Exempted Development provisions is underway that will provide further options for the provision of housing, with a public consultation commenced this month and updated regulations … implementation of the Planning and Development Act 2024 and development of related secondary legislation, including the current review of exempted development provisions; — the Planning and Development Regulations provide for an exemption from the need to obtain planning permission for the change

local authorities to start work on that immediately has been commenced and will dovetail with the variation process. Further, the planning and development (amendment) Bill 2025 was approved by Cabinet for priority drafting on 27 May, which will ensure sufficient time is given to activate planning permissions … housing across our country. It is intended to have that Bill passed before the summer recess. A number of Deputies referred to exempted development. In this regard, an exempted development regulation review has been undertaken by the Department. It is intended that a four-week public

this summer recess, will ensure sufficient time is given to activate planning permissions for much needed housing; and — a review of the exempted development provisions is underway, that will provide further options for the provision of housing, with a public consultation to commence this month and updated … needed housing across the country. It is intended to have the Bill enacted before the summer recess. Deputies opposite have also raised exempted development regulations. The Department is undertaking a review of these provisions that will provide further options for the provision of housing. A public consultation

thank Deputy Murphy. As he will be aware, Tipperary County Council declared the site an exempted development last January. As a result and following on from that, a contract was entered into with the Department. I believe it was last Monday that the local authority effectively gave … that court decision and, more imminently, Tipperary County Council must figure out what happens now, because it is no longer an exempted development. I will assess it within the Department and we will be discussing it with Tipperary County Council. I will revert to the Deputy

this work begin as soon as possible and I envisage it being completed in tandem with the variation process. With regard to exempted development regulations, we are committed to expanding and improving existing planning exemptions for housing, including subdivision of dwelling and detached modular units

include the establishment of an Coimisiún Pleanála, the decision to extend planning permissions that could have expired, the decision to make more developments exempted - because in some local authorities about 50% of a planner's time can be taken up on small things like attic conversions

money already for the delivery of social and affordable homes. We are providing more housing options for younger and older people by exempting developments in people's gardens and on their own land. We are expanding the role of the Land Development Agency, meaning the State

measures to try to increase supply. It is why we have taken the decision on planning permission extension and on making more developments exempt from planning, particularly in gardens, attics and the like. It is why we published, and got through this House, a new national planning

country. Of course, this is the latest in a series of announcements to be made, which includes extending planning permissions, expanding exempted developments, extending the role of the Land Development Agency, the new national planning framework to have more zoned land and, very shortly, significant capital

Perfect. The Department is undertaking a review of the exempted development provisions, which will provide further options for provision of housing. A public consultation process will commence this month and updated regulations will come into force later this year. The commencement of Part 17 of the Planning

affordable developments, to reduce delays and professional duplication, while maintaining compliance with Building Regulations and Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; — reform rural housing guidelines, to permit housing on family-held farmland for more than one family member, subject to percolation and safety standards; — reform planning exemption regulations … Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; — introduce a streamlined approval of Part I, Section 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, exemption under Croí Cónaithe, where there have been no prohibition notices linked to the property in the last seven years; — reform procurement thresholds within

recognise the Minister of State's position on it. I welcome the work done to date by Government on planning exemptions relating to backyard development, but we need to go further. I have said repeatedly and say it again that there is a place for these types

brainer. What is needed is simple to do, especially with new developments, but it could also be done with many old developments. The Minister floated an idea some time ago which gave great hope to people who live in cabins and behind houses in different areas … meeting last night by the county manager to say the council, had erred in granting a section 5 exemption to a greedy, shabby, shoddy developer with a company brought in from Spain with declared capital of €120. We now we find it has all fallen into

that would undermine this funding stream. I am not looking for an exemption. What this amendment proposes is a 50% reduction, in the full acknowledgment that in an area where an estate or a development has been built and is not yet taken in charge there

live over the shop, as it were, has been a big challenge because the regulatory burden is very significant in terms of making developments viable in that space. Our new housing plan will be launched in July. I hope we will see actions that involve working with … Browne, in that regard to ensure that happens. The Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, is very focused on that in terms of planning exemptions. There is a lot of work we can do. We are also working closely with the local authorities. We see very different stimulus plans

incomes. People can defer the payment of the local property tax if they meet certain criteria, but this is not an exemption and the bill eventually has to be paid, with interest. According to the Central Statistics Office, property prices have increased by a national average … Today, it is €445,000. That is the increase over four years. Properties for sale in a new development in Swords went on the market last week. A two-bedroom terraced property costs €485,000 and a three-bedroom semi-detached house is €595,000. That

will write to every local authority to request that it massively increase the amount of land to be zoned. We are addressing planning exemptions. We will take a whole raft of work off our planners. We have a shortage of planners and it will take time to increase … planners to focus on the big decisions they need to make in terms of delivering homes. We are reforming the Land Development Agency. One of the key aspects will be having a master plan for key areas. The housing activation office will deal with the other

planning authorities, which often struggle with an awful lot of red tape and officialdom. That will, thankfully, be sorted out by these new exemptions, which will clear their decks to deal with what they should be dealing with, which is applications from people who are seeking to build … object to anything and are able to carry out their lives that way. However, some people use their political platform to stop development. How can people stand up in Dáil Éireann and say they want housing to be provided while at the same time, when somebody comes

subject to indexation. The protocol on privileges and immunities is the second document included in today’s vote. The privileges, immunities, inviolabilities, facilities, exemptions and rights in the protocol are in line with those provided for other comparable international bodies and agreements. Today’s vote is a critical … scientists and engineers will have the opportunity to work on world-class experiments. The cutting-edge skills that Irish students and researchers will develop at CERN span engineering, quantum technologies, data analytics, advanced materials and much more. Irish companies will be eligible to compete

believe that any company running a disease awareness campaign should declare in its advertising that it is doing so because it is developing or marketing a product to treat that ailment. Similarly, all educational materials should bear the same declaration. I will not go too deep into … space in this country where, because of shortages of product, there is the sourcing of many unlicensed or exempt medicinal products from companies that may not actually be members of IPHA. There may be gaps in information, but I am saying this purely to put it into context

average rents for existing renters, 83% of whom are in rent pressure zones, rose by 4.6%. Some of this is because of the exemptions in the RPZs but I have no doubt that a large volume of it is because of non-compliance. Worse still, when daft.ie published … sector investment but there is a particular category of private sector investor who is only interested in high-price, high-yield, high-density developments in expensive parts of Dublin and, possibly although not guaranteed, in the docklands of Cork, where rents will be set at a level

Minister who is listening to the Opposition and is going to protect students. The headline in The Irish Times was "Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing houses". It continues: "Students should not be 'inadvertently disadvantaged' by the new regime, says spokesman … ideology whatsoever. For ten years now, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been trying to incentivise the private sector, be it private developers or the institutional investors, to come and resolve the housing crisis. Money has been thrown at them. They do not pay any taxes

private sector is often unfairly scapegoated. Builders who contribute to communities are too easily vilified by the Opposition, which treats for-profit developers with suspicion and casts international investors as villains, but facts matter. Mitchell McDermott has reported a 24% drop in apartment completions. The reason … benefit in detailed, deliverable measures: zoning more residential land before Christmas, extensions to planning permissions delayed by costs or judicial reviews, and exemptions for modular homes on family land to provide flexible housing for older parents and younger generations. Many critics have laughed at the idea of building

modular homes for beneficiaries of temporary protection in Ireland given that the 11 sites being developed in the State are exempted developments and are being developed under the European Union (Planning and Development), (Displaced Persons from Ukraine Temporary Protection) Regulations 2022; the full cost

Housing, Local Government and Heritage his view on considering the inclusion of critical infrastructure such as water treatment plants in the new exempted development regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/25