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similar enabling provision for development consent in civil emergencies under section 228 of the Planning and Development Act 2024. Section 88D allows an applicant to apply to the agency to grant an exemption from the requirements of the EIA directive before making an application for a licence. This … exemption will apply in exceptional circumstances only. The provision obliges the agency to ensure that the objectives of the EIA directive will be achieved by other means. The provision mirrors a similar enabling provision for development consent in exceptional circumstances under section 227 of the Planning and Development

vacant property refurbishment grant; the repair and leasing scheme; the €150 million urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, which is a revolving fund, for local authorities; the planning exemptions for conversion of vacant commercial properties; and full-time vacant home officers in every local authority across the country

careful. Public participation is a vital part of the planning process. If exemptions are being granted for part of that process, transparency will be key. People have a right to be informed. I note that in enabling exemptions for EIAs in cases where a response to a civil … participation requirement under the 1992 EPA Act is also exempted. We need to be conscious also of our obligations under the Aarhus Convention. I welcome the fact the Minister will be required to publish the reasons for granting exemption orders but still, no notification or explanation alone

current position, where people can wait up to two years. We welcome that and we see that there has to be development, much more speed and much more urgency put into this. There are concerns, however, with such transparency and public consultation around all this, that we need … balance brought into all this. That is critical to it. When it comes to environmental impact assessment exemptions, we need to know what those exemptions are, what an exemption means and what the definition of that is. We also need to understand, where these decisions are going

than ever before will qualify. The Deputy will remember that in the most recent budget, we took decisions that mean the means test exemption, which had applied to people over the age of 70, will now apply to people from the age of 66. I want people … took the decision and have implemented it, and that makes a difference to people’s bills. Under the national development plan, only before the summer recess we allocated €3.5 billion to EirGrid because we have got to get better in terms of our energy supply in this country

Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if exemptions exist for local authority planning development fees; if medically adapted extensions to properties are included in exemptions; the process to apply for exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51654/25

Burke asked the Minister for 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 standalone nutrient storage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/25

premises (details supplied), as accommodation for international protection applicants is operating under Section 5 of the Planning and Development Act; and if so, for details of when this exemption is due to expire. [45730/25

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

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to amend the planning regulations in relation to listed buildings to permit solar panels to be erected as exempt development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51506/25

Migration the legal basis on which the use of locations (details supplied) proceeded without planning permission or exemption being sought; and if his Department accepts that this sets a precedent for future developments [50560/25

facilities (details supplied) for International Protection accommodation proceeded without planning permission or an exemption being sought from South Dublin County Council; whether his Department accepts this sets a precedent for future developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50814/25