Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
832. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the transfer of oversight of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 legislation to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34567/26]
View answer863. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the transfer of functions including responsibility for the Multiple Unit Development Act and the Property Services Regulatory Authority from his Department to the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage. [35257/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 832 and 863 together.
Under the Programme for Government, Securing Ireland’s Future, responsibility for the regulation of owner management companies (OMCs) and the Multi-Unit Development Act (MUDs) is to be transferred from my Department, to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This will streamline support for OMCs and improve oversight. A timeline for the transfer of functions is currently being advanced and engagement between the Departments is ongoing in this regard.
The transfer will initially be enabled by legislative amendments which are necessary to avoid a conflict of Ministerial responsibility as arose in the Mulcreevy case. These amendments are contained in the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 which has been referred to the Select Committee.
The new housing action plan, ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness’ which was published in November 2025 , commits the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a review of the Act once the responsibility has transferred.
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) functions were transferred from my Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on 1 August 2025.
