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will be commenced over the remainder of this year, particularly Part 3 relating to the national planning framework, NPF, national planning statements and development plans. Behind the scenes, my Department is preparing new regulations to accompany the 2024 Act and working closely with local authorities and other … preparation for the phased transition to the new legislative framework. A key element of this work is the review of the current exempted development regulations, which is under way. The majority of our current exemptions from the need for planning permission have been in place since

applied for within 6 months of the provision commencing". I do appreciate that "The planning authority must be satisfied that the development will be completed within a reasonable time, and if the duration is extended under this provision the works must commence within 18 months … direct input for people on the ground. Other works that have been carried out have gone for consultation now, such as the exemptions for development. This is going to be a very welcome development for our local authorities because the planning departments of our local authorities

frustrate the planning system to prevent developments that we so desperately need from going ahead. This Bill will help to ensure those developments are not lost while the legal process continues. I will also focus on other planning issues while the Minister of State is before … time a planning Bill is before the House it will be on that exact issue. We are talking about the exemption in respect of backyard developments, but we should go beyond that. I have said it so many times here and I will say it again that

detention. Is using an hotel as a detention centre legal? It likely falls outside of the hotel emergency reception exemption and will be considered an unauthorised development unless retrospective planning permission is granted. We also know for a fact that there has been no public consultation

welcome but the core issue of JRs delaying developments unnecessarily remains. I know there are other provisions within the Planning and Development Act to address this issue by tightening criteria and so on but it is still a live and real issue. I listened … dealing with issues that do not necessarily need to be taking up their time. Small extensions, small developments and small issues in planning would be covered by an exemption. One of the big-ticket items is the modular structure in the back garden. That is a critical

operational and taking referrals. The defined clinics in Galway and at the National Maternity Hospital, while accepting referrals, are not yet fully developed to the same level as other hubs. Services are expanding as recruitment progresses for the outstanding posts. I am advised that most women referred … Ireland accepting referrals from GPs directly and from consultants. The system ensures early access for women with suspected or confirmed endometriosis, who are exempt from the standard referral criteria. This integrated model allows for streamlined cross-referrals between fertility and endometriosis services, thereby ensuring women receive timely

delivering the infrastructure we need to deliver the housing we need. It is in that context that the housing plan will be developed. We have already taken significant measures. We are not waiting for the housing plan to start taking the measures we need to take … have established housing activation offices and increased the powers of the LDA. In the autumn, we will have a clear suite of planning exemptions to free up the time of our planners. We have also established An Coimisiún Pleanála. This week, there was further agreement to minimise

exist for ambulances. They told me it would make their lives easier if the blood bikes could access bus lanes and have those exemptions. In response to this Bill, one of the volunteer groups, Blood Bike Leinster, stated that recognising blood bikes under the legislation is not only … East supports 26 hospitals and nursing homes across the greater Dublin area and links in with the regional blood bike groups in a developing national network. Its representatives told me the organisation handles 6,000 calls annually, all of which are tracked and traced. That is just

Government in case further amendment is required in the future. Is the Minister confident that these regulations address the potentially illegal blanket exemption identified by the Commission in full or does he expect that further amendment or regulation will be necessary? My second question is particularly important given … timeframes whereby a person's right may be restricted. In what timeframe does the Minister envisage such policies and procedures to be developed? Noting that the regulations provide that a citizen whose rights are restricted is entitled to a copy of those policies and procedures, will

progress made by the CMU action plan. Ireland is a strong supporter of this initiative and is actively involved in its development, including measures specifically designed to promote companies seeking to access funding through initial public offerings. At national level, it is the Government’s strongly held … support Irish businesses to grow and scale, in the coming year my Department will, subject to state aid considerations, introduce a stamp duty exemption. This measure would enable Irish SMEs to access equity via financial trading platforms designed to support their funding needs. This position is reflected

enacted by and belongs to the people. When we joined the EEC, as it was then, we were required to create an exemption. We had to join up to a system which provides that when EEC treaties require us to apply EU law, the European … override to any EEC measures that are necessitated by the obligations of our membership. As we know, at a later stage the EU developed. With regard to the UK and Ireland, an opt-in or opt-out approach to proposals it had in mind for justice, home

Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a review of planning regulations in relation to a new and separate exempted development threshold for stand-alone nutrient storage, in view that the thresholds and conditions associated with the exemption are practical and enable farmers

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the public consultation on exempted development regulations will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38695/25

Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new exempted development will go for public consultation; the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/25

bicycles and personal powered transporters measuring no more than 1.4m in height and 4m2 in area would be classified as exempted development and not require planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/25

details supplied) given that this is not purely accommodation, rather quasi-detention and likely falls outside the “hotel emergency reception” exemption and would be considered unauthorised development unless retrospective planning permission is granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37702/25