565. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if wooden bicycle sheds, constructed in front gardens, are exempted development for the purposes of the Planning and Development Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/25]
Topics / Planning Issues
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPlanning Issues
434 questions from 101 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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427 written, 7 oral
101
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 16 |
| March 2025 | 17 |
| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 32 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 43 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 28 |
| October 2025 | 35 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 26 |
| February 2026 | 27 |
| March 2026 | 17 |
| April 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 29 |
| June 2026 | 27 |
| July 2026 | 14 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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9. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how quickly the new housing national planning framework targets will be given to the county councils so that they can amend their county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24826/25]
29. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on proposed new rural planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24838/25]
34. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a streamlined planning framework to allow for the vertical extension of existing homes of up to four storeys where structurally feasible, particularly in cities and large towns; if he will examine this as a means of increasing housing density without requiring additional land purchases; and if he wi…
79. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional resources to and reform of An Bord Pleanála have led to any tangible improvements in the decision-making timelines or an increase in the number of cases being heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/25]
672. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average wait time for a planning application to be fully processed from start to finish by An Bord Pleanála for each of the last five years. [23277/25]
673. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the longest wait time for a planning application to be fully processed from start to finish by An Bord Pleanála for each of the last five years. [23278/25]
674. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning applications that have waited longer than six months; 12 months; 18 months; 24 months; 32 months to be fully processed from start to finish by An Bord Pleanála for each of the last five years. [23279/25]
686. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning permissions granted but not commenced for residential construction. [23340/25]
711. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on whom the duty lies to enforce An Bord Pleanála planning conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23559/25]
712. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if developers are entitled to claim contribution and Uisce Éireann connection waivers after the commencement of works, despite planning conditions as set out by An Bord Pleanála not being adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23560/25]
736. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to allocate the low cost sites that are available at Over The Water, Cahersiveen, County Kerry for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23656/25]
769. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential units that have received planning permission with conditions restricting the bulk buying or multiple sales to a single purchaser and ring-fencing them for owner occupiers since May 2021 by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24307/25]
1094. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to confirm that aero-medical and special operations section of the Health Service Executive and Galway University Hospital have confirmed their satisfaction as to implications for safety of operations to and from the helipad at University Hospital Galway, in accordance with condition No. 13 of An Bord Pleanála decision in case (details supplied) for an apartm…
71. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the current position held and offered by TII as a prescribed body on planning applications received by local authorities where the application is on a national route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/25]
273. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to bring forward legislation to allow developments approved under section 181 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to seek substitute consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/25]
276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines for public consultation and preparation of proposed new planning guidelines for solar farms, including on high-value agriculture land. [22762/25]
278. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the rural, Gaeltacht and islands planning guidelines will be published. [22850/25]
591. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of landowners whose land appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025 requested to change the zoning to reflect the economic use of the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/25]
600. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has made on including 'meanwhile use' as an exempted development under the Planning and Development - Exempted Development Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/25]
608. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the waiver of development contributions and Uisce Éireann connection fees for self-build homes beyond the current expiry date; and his views on whether such waivers will be available into 2025, to continue supporting individuals and families seeking to build their own homes. [16762/25]
636. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to bring forward planning proposals in relation to facilitating the construction of habitable accommodation on garden sites. [17321/25]
655. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will deal with the significant decrease in planning permissions, specifically in the three Dublin council areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17649/25]
449. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the current situation with the section 179A planning exemption that replaced the part 8 process for social housing approvals, if this planning process for local authorities has been or will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/25]
4. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to recent CSO data showing that the number of new homes approved annually fell by over 21% in 2024; his plans to introduce an alternative policy measure to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/25]