Local Authorities

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Questions (608)

Jen Cummins

Question:

608. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to reintroduce the financial contribution scheme for local authorities. [37366/26]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Government’s new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities, includes measures to increase delivery of housing for older people through increased delivery of social housing, increased delivery of more suitable homes and choice in private housing and increased choice to support voluntary rightsizing.

I understand that existing financial contribution schemes in place in some local authorities are non-statutory and therefore a matter for the individual local authorities. Consideration will be given to a review of the operation of existing local authority financial contribution schemes and my Department is advancing these measures now incorporated in the new housing plan.

Question No. 609 answered with Question No. 242.