Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025
27. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he intends that the Land Development Agency will support local authorities, the Housing Activation Office and his Department in master planning and infrastructure provision in new towns and districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/25]
View answerThis Government is committed to delivering more homes and has clearly recognised that a step-up in terms of scale and pace of delivery of all housing, including affordable and social housing, is required.
This ambition to do scale up delivery is evident in the recently approved Revised National Planning Framework, but it will be important that as we zone more land, that the servicing of land for housing is also prioritised.
In order to achieve this, master planning and phasing of infrastructure must commence as early as possible, ensuring that zoned land can be activated for development at an appropriate scale and density in a timely manner.
The Land Development Agency, as a key partner in the Government’s delivery of affordable and social homes, will be involved in this process. As part of their remit, they support local authorities, through partnerships, in master planning and delivering homes on local authority lands. They also have a remit to masterplan, activate and deliver housing on other state lands transferred to the Agency.
The Land Development Agency, along with other key stakeholders will also work closely with the Housing Activation Office to identify infrastructure constraints and unlock housing potential on strategically located sites within our towns and cities.
It is intended that the Land Development Agency will be represented on the Housing Activation Delivery Group, which I will chair. The final scope, membership and work plan of this Group are currently being finalised to ensure all key actors are appropriately engaged.
