Planning Issues

1319. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated time to carry out the relevant stages when developing a town centre first plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/26]

93. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans, proposals, or considerations to establish an Educate Together primary school in Dundalk, County Louth, given the growing parental demand for multi-denominational education in the region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28230/26]

95. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place within her Department that ensures that significant population growth in an area is matched with additional school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27966/26]

138. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans and timeframe to transition to new ten-year development plans; if he has considered synchronising all plans to start from 2029 to ensure a common evidence basis plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29174/26]

140. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will finalise and publish the guidelines for local authorities on the provision of allotments and community gardens, referenced in previous departmental replies as being progressed "as soon as is practical"; to provide the specific publication quarter now targeted; to outline the reasons for…

141. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all meetings held by his Department in the preparation of the forthcoming guidelines for local authorities on allotments and community gardens, to include the date of each meeting, the attendees, and the matters discussed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

142. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list all external stakeholders, representative bodies, local authorities, State agencies and NGOs that have been consulted by his Department in the development of the forthcoming allotment and community garden guidelines; to indicate whether a formal public consultation is planned prior to finalisati…

143. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the introduction of statutory per capita targets for the provision of allotments and community gardens by local authorities, having regard to comparator jurisdictions such as Denmark where approximately 50,000 plots are provided for a population of similar size; if such targets will be includ…

144. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department has taken and will take, to ensure that planning authorities give effect to the requirement under the Planning and Development Act 2024 to reserve land for use and cultivation as allotments and prescribed community gardens within their development plan sustainable-places strategies; and…

451. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of planning applications that have been referred to An Coimisiún Pleanála under Schedule 7 of the 2000 Act; the number that were processed within the 18 week target; the number that were further subject to a High Court challenge; and the number that were successf…

1626. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national planning guidelines specific to utility scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic developments have been, or are proposed to be, issued under the Planning and Development Act 2024; whether the absence of such dedicated guidelines means that planning authorities are currently determining ma…

1643. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the introduction of a statutory requirement that all planning applications for grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) be automatically subject to a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), regardless of site size, technology type, or threshold classification; if he will consider…

1702. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the list of the new planning regulations that are coming into effect this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/26]

1716. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite reform of the National Planning Guidelines for one-off housing and give particular attention to areas under significant urban pressure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25046/26]

1726. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the planning legislation to remove the requirement for TII to have input into planning applications within the boundaries of settlements along national secondary routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/26]

1727. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated regulations for one-off housing will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/26]

1745. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to bring forward amendments to section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, for overground electronic communications infrastructure and associated physical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/26]

1788. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planning advice that was provided by his Department to local authorities in preparation of the current round of development plans on the issue of electric vehicle charging point provision in new residential developments; and the guidance that will be provided by his Department to Local Authorities in prepar…

1830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the national policy framework governing the granting of planning permission in areas where wastewater treatment infrastructure is at or beyond capacity; and whether his Department has issued guidance to planning authorities to prevent additional loading in such circumstances. [27210/26]

313. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on any proposed legislation or regulatory changes to allow for the use of cabins or modular units in back gardens for residential purposes; the expected timeline for bringing forward such measures; the conditions under which such units may be permitted, including planning, occupancy and se…

316. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the legal costs incurred by An Coimiúsín Pleanála (ACP) in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; the individuals amount paid out to solicitors and barristers representing ACP; and amounts paid to solicitors and barristers representing third parties in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, …

317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid out by An Coimiúsín Pleanála (ACP) in legal costs to named solicitors and barristers concerning High Court judicial review cases ACP conceded in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the name of the plaintiffs in each case and date ACP conceded the cases, in tabular form. [23400/26]

570. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of remapping applications for processing by Tailte Éireann that pertain to Kildare properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21406/26]

582. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the guidance that has been issued to local authorities for the processing of planning applications for solar farms in the absence of a national policy statement; the way in which his Department is ensuring that a consistency of approach to such applications is being adopted across the country; and if he will…

585. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of UDZ designation requests received by his Department since he invited applications in June 2025; to provide a list of each request including location and size of the land in question; and to provide an update on each request. [21619/26]