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Order of Business (Resumed)
Micheál Martin 19 May 2026
planning statement, which has replaced the format for guidelines. Remember this same Department had to work on the planning on exempted developments, which was quite a significant piece of work, on the rural housing guidelines, which are imminent, and on short-term lets. There
Rental Sector
Conor Sheehan 19 May 2026
Government’s plan to allow landlords to rent out modular units adjacent to the principal private residence under the proposed revised exempted development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/26
Rental Sector
Conor Sheehan 19 May 2026
relation to the plan to allow landlords to rent out modular units adjacent to the principal private residence under the revised proposed exempted development guidelines. The reason I ask is because there are a number of loopholes with the licensee system and the protections that are there
Order of Business
Micheál Martin 26 May 2026
changed. That is all I am saying. That realisation then informs different responses. When, for example, we came forward with the exemptions for developments in gardens and so on, our proposal was lampooned. However, that proposal could provide a solution for a certain group of people. Everything
Action Plan for Rural Development
Jack Chambers 28 May 2026
infrastructure can be maximised in the coming five years. This includes the key areas of energy, water and transport on which all future development relies. These sectors were further defined as critical infrastructure in the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan published last December. This report sets … reform, and legal reform noted as a core element for accelerating infrastructure across the country. Among other measures, this work will include increasing exemption thresholds for critical infrastructure and reform processes with agencies and regulators, advocating for a new approach to legislation at EU level and creating
Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Second Stage
George Lawlor 14 May 2026
policy through the inflation reduction Act. The European Union has responded with a green deal industrial plan and revisions to the general block exemption regulation. International competition for investment, talent and technological leadership is intensifying. Against this backdrop, it is right that we examine if our legislative framework … this Bill is the creation of a new environmental protection aid grant category. On the face of it, this is a positive development. The Industrial Development Act 1986 does not provide a dedicated mechanism for environmental grants, forcing agencies to shoehorn decarbonisation projects into categories designed
Vacant Properties
Frankie Feighan 21 May 2026
newly launched vacant above the shop grant and expert advice grant. These grants, coupled with the repair and leasing scheme, planning exemptions for the conversion of vacant commercial properties and the compulsory purchase order, CPO, activation programme, are all working to get as many vacant properties back into … town regeneration officers are now established within local authorities, working with vacant homes officers and other local authority staff, to tackle dereliction and develop regeneration initiatives. The vacant property refurbishment grant, introduced in July 2022, is making a huge difference across the country. The grant provides
Defence Forces
Niall Collins 13 May 2026
aware of their management responsibilities with regard to both activities coming within the scope of the directive, and for those activities which are exempt. Military management is continuing to progress the implementation of a number of remaining health and safety protections and a Defence Forces working group … provide important management tools in ensuring that the provisions of the directive are correctly applied. The Defence Forces are also leading on the development and implementation of a permanent electronic time and attendance system which is expected to be in place later this year. In the meantime
EU Directives
Kieran O'Donnell 26 May 2026
knowledge and practical competence necessary to professionally drive, in all safety, vehicles of the relevant driving licence category. In Ireland, training modules are developed by the RSA in line with the directive. The RSA reviews CPC modules and is responsible for selecting the content in each module … introduced a pilot programme for drivers with a valid ADR dangerous goods certificate. Qualified drivers can apply for an exemption from CPC module 2 provided their ADR certificate is valid on the expiry date of their current CPC card
Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members]
Helen McEntee 14 May 2026
time by any Israeli Government. This represents a vast 78% increase in the total number of settlements. These are not isolated developments. They form part of an established pattern designed to create a new status quo in the occupied Palestinian territory. Let us call this what … regime. Instead, Ireland implements EU sanctions and UN sanctions through the EU framework. This Bill would amount to a blanket ban without any exemptions or derogations. It is well understood that EU sanctions regimes are designed carefully to avoid and mitigate unintended consequences, including consequences for civilian populations
National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage
Robert Troy 20 May 2026
transfer to the LDA of the National Asset Residential Property Service, NARPS, portfolio of social homes, as well as two large development sites, which the LDA believes can deliver more than 7,000 homes. Throughout its life, NAMA has operated within a strong statutory, governance and accountability … existing rights and obligations attaching to bank assets, ensuring that contractual terms remain unchanged following transfer, while facilitating practical measures such as exempting the registration requirements in respect of security and certification of ownership of assets. Sections 49N to 49P, inclusive, confer the necessary powers on the NTMA

In parliamentary questions

19 May 2026 · to Housing
Government’s plan to allow landlords to rent out modular units adjacent to the principal private residence under the proposed revised exempted development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/26
Shane Moynihan Written
14 May 2026 · to Housing
Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed planning exemptions for residential development will include attic conversions; if national standards will apply uniformly across all local authorities; and the extent to which individual councils will retain discretion in applying such
6 May 2026 · to Transport
Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether the vehicle adaptation scheme currently under development will be limited to supports for adapting a vehicle only; whether the tax relief and toll road exemptions that currently apply under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme be phased
Eoghan Kenny Written
12 May 2026 · to Rural
Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within
Michael Collins Written
20 May 2026 · to Justice
Affairs and Migration his views on the legal and policy rationale for requesting a change of use exemption (details supplied); the reason this exemption is being requested for a privately owned facility; the way in which his Department justifies applying the same planning approach to this site … Services (IPAS) accommodation the projected and maximum occupancy levels for this specific location; if these figures and the "scale and intensity" of the development have been formally evaluated in a community impact assessment to determine the cumulative effect on the wider area, given that no public consultation

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