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immediately by virtue of the fact that they live under the flight paths. The consequences here are being pushed further downstream to the local planning authority, which can fiddle with planning conditions but cannot touch the one lever that actually matters: the number of aircraft flying overhead … apply to residents here, and further protections apply under Article 40.3 of our own Constitution, which obliges the State to protect the property rights of every citizen. The assessment provisions in this Bill are unlikely to meet even the basic common law obligations to consult those whose rights

resources and the price of the home, through a range of schemes including the Help to Buy, First Home Scheme, Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme and the Local Authority Home Loan; — consider the best means for regulating the private rental sector, including any recalibration of the current Rent … programme, from the €60 million available under Housing for All, to €325 million; — support local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies to acquire and re-develop vacant and derelict buildings and sites, from single properties to more extensive buildings or blocks for social housing, through the Social Housing Investment

over 10,000 properties that have been previously vacant for more than two years and they are now being brought back into use. That is very welcome, but we need to do more on that because there is a significant number of vacant properties. Various figures … environmental point of view, restoring an older property where there are currently services and infrastructure in place makes eminent senses so we really have to try and focus on this in every way possible. I welcome the derelict property tax that was introduced in the budget

dereliction will start in two years' time, but for the next two years he will be looking for derelict properties. We know where they are because every local authority has a derelict sites register. We can start now. I have just come out of a housing meeting where … local government funding, the Minister of course wants to spend the next two years blaming local authorities for everything he is failing to do. In 2008, Phil Hogan, "Mr. Water Charges" and the man who abolished town councils, announced a local government budget of €1.6 billion for local

agencies engage respectfully, regardless of where people are on the political spectrum, and respect the mandate of people in this House and at local level. Uisce Éireann should meet with the Deputy and the other representatives in relation to that issue. I thank the Deputy for highlighting … Department estimates or predicts, but here is something else my Department predicts and estimates. It estimates that there are approximately 98,000 properties in this country that have planning permission in place but remain uncommenced. Around 42,000 of them are apartments in Dublin. We have a situation

test similar to those applicable for other housing assistance payments; — new applications who propose to host a beneficiary of temporary protection in their property which is also their own primary residence and who have not availed of the Rent-a-Room Scheme in the previous 24 months; ensuring … Government moved away from the original intention behind that scheme, at one stage increasing the payment to €800 per month. That was a tax-free payment given directly to landlords, with no means test applied. This meant that a person who was on more wages than someone

good enough for? Who is lobbying for this? Is the Irish Property Owners Association getting everything it wants? Are the developers getting everything? They have got everything they want – the VAT cuts, the tax breaks and everything else they wanted. I want to see more housing but what … cohort of middle-aged and elderly people I have referred to. I recently came across a couple who are almost 80. The local authority, Laois County Council, currently houses them. I do not mean to plámás the council, but it has really stretched itself

much of Dublin, because of the cost of houses, families are massively disadvantaged relative to their cousins in areas outside Dublin, where property prices are lower. It is a very significant discrepancy between the two and I felt it was time to bring us back to where … situation in areas like Dún Laoghaire where families have to sell the family home because they cannot afford to pay that inheritance tax. I would have liked to have seen something done in that area. I also want to acknowledge the campaign to support people

again. We do not have that at present. The Government and local authorities must work hand in hand to ensure we turn properties around quickly. The exemptions in respect of modular homes will also help our planning authorities, which often struggle with an awful lot of red tape … people who want to provide a house for themselves and hope to secure planning permission to do so. Before I move away from local authorities, I will raise an issue those in the Opposition know an awful lot about, that is, serial objectors. Unusually for an institution such

Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030, contains a suite of measures to support domestic and international investment in the delivery of new rental properties, in particular, the supply of new apartments; — the recently enacted Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026, provides improved security of tenure for tenants, while … climate policy and our aim to reach net-zero by 2050; — the temporary deferral of the 1st May carbon tax increase will result in lower carbon tax revenues of €22 million in 2026; — neither the Government, nor the Minister for Transport, have a direct role in the setting

change people's behaviours in terms of climate change. People are crying out for public transport, but they cannot get it in their local communities. I am from a constituency where the Government promised a rail line for the past 20 years. It is still not in place … behaviours when it comes to climate change, this Government is following on from where the Green Party left off. It is the tax stick to beat change into people. It is wrong. It is hurting people, and it is not fair. That is where the Government needs

stronger enforcement - sends out a serious message to anybody who is sitting on properties that are derelict. The Government is extremely serious about this. There is going to be a derelict tax with the Revenue Commissioners in the time ahead. It is time for people to take this … support first-time buyers. This is a scheme that many in opposition sadly wish to gut. Furthermore, we have extended the renter's tax credit. There are now well over 300,000 - possibly up to 400,000 - beneficiaries of this credit. We are keeping it for the lifetime

will be significant in terms of its geographic extension, the timelines involved and so forth, and we will introduce a new derelict property tax. These tax measures will incentivise the provision of new residential units, help address the viability gap, accelerate the delivery of affordable homes and encourage … schemes for energy efficient equipment, gas vehicles and refuelling equipment until the end of 2030. The revenue raised from the increase in carbon tax will be ring-fenced for social welfare and fuel poverty measures to allow for a just transition. Budget 2026 strengthens supports for farmers, fishers