Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
691. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state the total cost of the development levy and water connection waiver for each year it has been in operation to date; and the number of homes each year for which the waiver has applied with a breakdown by local authority area. [39320/26]
View answerOn 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges.
The Government recognised that measures needed to be put in place to help address cost and viability with a view to incentivising the activation of a pipeline of new housing commencements, and assisting in the delivery of supply as quickly as possible. The Development Contribution Scheme (DCS) waiver applied to all permitted residential development including multi-unit developments, self-build houses and one-off houses, student accommodation and sheltered housing.
The following table provides the total cost of the development contribution scheme waiver and water connection refund scheme for each year of the operation of the schemes and the number of units/developments that availed of the waiver/refund by local authority in respect of the schemes.
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2023 Cost of DCS Waiver |
€54,488,969 |
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2024 Cost of DCS Waiver |
€384,828,668 |
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2025 Cost of DCS Waiver |
€158,644,529 |
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Number of units that availed of the DCS Waiver |
82,747 |
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2023 Cost of Water Connection Charge Refund |
€1,670,704 |
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2024 Cost of Water Connection Charge Refund |
€76,596,502 |
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2025 Cost of Water Connection Charge Refund |
€173,967,681 |
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2026 Cost of Water Connection Charge Refund |
€48,626,227 |
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No. of Units that availed of the Water Connection Charge Refund |
58,083 |
