Written Answers Nos. 591-612
591. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which has been enacted; the amount which remains to be enacted; and the timeline for the complete enactment of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63552/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is in the process of commencing the Act of 2024 on a phased basis, to facilitate the transition to the new legislation across the planning system and taking into account the need to liaise with local authorities, planning bodies and other stakeholders. A detailed implementation plan is available at www.gov.ie/planning. It should be noted that the existing provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000 will remain in place until repealed and the relevant provisions in the Act of 2024 are commenced.
An overview of the provision of the Act of 2024 that have been commenced to date is available at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/planning-and-development-act-2024/ . A significant proportion of the Act's 637 sections have been fully commenced to date. A summary is provided in the table below.
|
Provisions |
Commencement Date |
Commencement Order |
|
Part 25 (Rent Pressure Zones) |
18 October 2024 |
n/a |
|
Sections 1-5 (Preliminary and General) and Part 26 (Owners’ management companies and acquisition of certain NAMA assets) |
2 December 2024 |
S.I. No. 662/2024 |
|
Sections 596 - 600 of Part 22 (Urban Development Zones) re identification of suitable sites |
9 June 2025 |
S.I. No. 239/2025 |
|
Part 17 (An Coimisiún Pleanála) and supporting provisions |
18 June 2025 |
S.I. No. 256/2025 |
|
Chapter 1 of Part 9 (Judicial Review) and section 180 (suspension of running of duration of permission during judicial review proceedings) |
1 August 2025 |
S.I. No. 379/2025 |
|
Chapters 1 - 4 of Part 3 (National Planning Framework, National Planning Statements and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies), Chapter 1 and 2 of Part 6 (Appropriate Assessment of Plans), Section 356 (Designated regional enforcement authority), Part 16 (in so far as it relates to Funfairs) and supporting provisions |
2 October 2025 |
S.I. No. 452/2025 |
It is anticipated that the following provisions will be commenced before the end of this year:
• Chapter 5 (Development Plans) and 6 ( Urban Area Plans, Priority Area Plans and Coordinated Area Plans) of Part 3;
• Part 18 (Office of the Planning Regulator);
• Part 16 (in so far as it relates to Event Licensing)
During 2026 the commencement of Part 4 (Development Consent) and remaining provisions will be actioned as a priority.
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the median and average time taken between the submission of a strategic housing development application and a final determination by An Bord Pleanála, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63581/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn Coimisiún Pleanála is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and certain other Acts.
The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 and the Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 provided that planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHD) could be made directly to An Bord Pleanála, now An Coimisiún Pleanála.
The strategic housing development application process to which the Question refers has now been replaced by the large-scale residential development process. Of the large-scale residential development applications submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála this year, 100% have been decided on within the agreed timeframe. 68 cases have been received, 62 have been decided, and the average weeks for a decision was around 12 weeks as of the end of October 2025.
My Department does not hold information in relation to the specific request submitted in relation to time between submission and a final determination regarding strategic housing development applications.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Coimisiún Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.
593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of judicial reviews on the delivery of major housing or infrastructure projects; and if reforms are being considered to reduce systemic delay while preserving the right to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63582/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra624. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects delayed due to environmental assessments, Natura requirements, or related approvals; and the steps being taken to ensure timely completion of these assessments while meeting statutory obligations. [63890/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects delayed due to climate-related regulatory requirements, including flood-risk assessments and environmental impact processes; and the actions planned to reduce these delays. [63957/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected cost of climate-adaptation measures required to protect new housing developments in urban areas, including Cork city and surrounding flood-prone zones; and how these costs were factored into the strategy's delivery projections. [63959/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 593, 624, 679 and 681 together.
The Planning and Development Act 2024 represents the largest update to Irish planning legislation in a quarter century. The new Act, which was underpinned by a detailed review and advice of the Office of the Attorney General as well as extensive engagement with stakeholders and other relevant Government Departments, contains key reforms aimed at improving confidence, clarity and consistency within the planning system. These changes, once fully implemented across the planning system will in turn enhance delivery of key infrastructure, such as housing and renewable energy, whilst maintaining Ireland's commitment and compliance to European and international obligations relating to climate and access to justice.
The new Act contains considerable and impactful reforms to planning judicial review, addressing particular matters such as time limits for commencing proceedings, legal standing to take such proceedings and various procedural rules relating to such proceedings as well as facilitating the introduction of a scale of costs, which will reduce the high costs associated with judicial review for all parties.
Statutory timelines for all consenting processes, including for the first time for An Coimisiún Pleanála will bring increased certainty to planning consent processes, with headline time periods for An Coimisiún Pleanála ranging from 18 weeks for appeals of decisions of planning authorities on smaller-scale development proposals, to 48 weeks for larger-scale Strategic Infrastructure Developments. A new Ministerial Action Plan on Resources for Planning is well underway, working to ensure An Coimisiún Pleanála and all planning authorities are appropriately equipped to meet these new statutory requirements.
New provisions in the Act, such as Government approved National Planning Statements, which will in time replace current s.28 Ministerial Guidelines, will ensure greater consistency across all tiers of planning whilst requirements for environmental assessment have been made clearer for all consenting processes.
It is of course entirely appropriate that planning authorities, when considering applications for housing and infrastructure development, take due account of environmental considerations such as flood risks and Natura and equivalent requirements.
With regards to specific projects in Cork or elsewhere, under Section 30 of the Act of 2000 the Minister shall not exercise any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or the Commission is or may be concerned. Consideration of individual planning cases is a matter for the relevant planning authority and is a matter in which the Minister has no Statutory function. Responsibility for climate adaptation is the responsibility of the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment.
594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of judicial reviews lodged against planning decisions, in each of the past ten years, including success rates and average duration to conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63583/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn Coimisiún Pleanála is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and certain other Acts.
My Department has been briefed that, as of October 2025, 127 judicial reviews had been lodged against 117 Commission decisions in 2025. The information sought relating to the number of judicial reviews lodged against planning decisions over the past ten years, including success rates and average duration to conclusion, is not held by my Department.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Coimisiún Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures being taken to streamline the planning and appeals process, in light of the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63584/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has overseen considerable legislative and structural reform of the Irish planning system over the past two years.
The National Planning Framework (NPF) has been reviewed to reflect Ireland’s housing and infrastructure goals associated with a growing population and economy, and provides the planning system with a strategic plan to shape the future growth and development of our Country to 2040.
In addition, the Planning and Development Act 2024 (the Act) represents the most significant update of planning legislation in a quarter century and contains many impactful reforms.
The Act introduces statutory time periods for decision making for An Coimisiún Pleanála (An Coimisiún) for the first time. Increased resource allocation to An Coimisiún Pleanála has reduced the number of cases on hand from 3,638 in May 2023 to 1,386 cases in October 2025, which is a 62% decrease. In terms of processing timelines, all large Scale Residential Development applications (100 units or more) have met their statutory objective period target of 16 weeks, since September 2024.
The new Act also contains important reforms in relation to Judicial Review (JR):-
• removing the requirement to apply for leave to apply for JR, which reduces time and removes unnecessary legal costs to all parties.
• requires that an application for JR may only be made on the grounds of challenge raised by the applicant in the statement of grounds filed with their application.
• provides that an applicant for JR will not be permitted to plead a ground in JR proceedings unless they have a sufficient interest in the matter to which the ground relates.
Alongside the above reforms, my Department is also currently revising exempted development Regulations, developing a Planning Excellence Framework and implementing the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources, which covers a range of measures to address resourcing challenges across the sector.
596. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available generally to local authorities to address the impact of extreme weather events; the specific funding provided, post-event, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63611/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department undertakes the Lead Government Department role, as set out in the Strategic Emergency Management (SEM) Framework (2017), in relation to the coordination of national level responses to severe weather and flooding emergencies, where warranted. My Department's National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management undertakes this role and works closely with local authority Severe Weather Assessment Teams and Met Éireann.
Local authorities are designated as the lead agencies for coordinating a response to flooding and severe weather emergencies. All local authorities have an established Severe Weather Assessment Team in place, monitoring Met Éireann weather warnings, High Tide Advisories and the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) advisory warnings. Local authorities also have Severe Weather/ Flood Plans in place to support the response to weather emergencies.
Since 2009, my Department has made financial support of over €100 million available to assist local authorities in meeting the unbudgeted costs of clean-up and necessary immediate works, including for exceptional overtime payments, the hire of plant and heavy machinery, the purchase of materials required for the clean-up and the hire of contractors associated with significant severe weather emergency events.
This is in recognition of the exceptional nature of the activities carried out by local authorities in responding to these types of emergencies and the fact that the costs of these un-programmed activities could not be foreseen in annual expenditure planning. This practice is considered a vital enabler to underpin a rapid response by local authorities.
In the context of Storm Éowyn and the exceptional nature of the response and humanitarian assistance activities carried out by local authorities, clearly the costs of these activities were not budgeted for within existing resources. My Department has collated costs from all local authorities in relation to severe weather responses earlier this year and, in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, is working with local authorities to address relevant unbudgeted costs.
It should be noted that funding the repair of public infrastructure is undertaken by the relevant Department in line with its sectoral responsibility. Capital costs associated with infrastructural damage, for example damage to the roads network and coastal protection infrastructure (where necessary), are funded under relevant sectoral arrangements.
The data on Funding of Local Authority Exceptional Unbudgeted for Immediate Clean Up Works Post Severe Weather 2020-2025 can be found at the following link:
597. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63624/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraA summary of the legal costs incurred by my Department in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 is provided in the table below.
My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in the provision of legal advice and representation. Accordingly, many of the relevant costs are not borne by the Department.
The figures below reflect cases where my Department is a named party. The figures may differ slightly from previous reports due to reclassification in the intervening period or notification delays.
|
- |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
|
DHLGH |
€11,598 |
€70,638 |
€30,024 |
€0 |
€12,500 |
€0 |
My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost-effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in the attached table.
|
Bodies under the Aegis of DHLGH |
Oireachtas email |
|
An Coimisiún Pleanála |
oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie |
|
An Fóram Uisce |
oireachtas@nationalwaterforum.ie |
|
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority |
oireachtasqueries@ahbregulator.ie |
|
Construction Industry Register Ireland |
info@ciri.ie |
|
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum |
infodocklands@dublincity.ie |
|
Gas Networks Ireland |
oireachtas@gasnetworks.ie |
|
Heritage Council |
oireachtas@heritagecouncil.ie |
|
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
Oireachtas@housingagency.ie |
|
Housing Finance Agency |
oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie |
|
Land Development Agency |
oireachtas@lda.ie |
|
Local Government Management Agency |
oireachtasmemberqueries@lgma.ie |
|
National Oversight and Audit Commission |
oireachtas@noac.ie |
|
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee |
ntacc@housing.gov.ie |
|
Office of the Planning Regulator |
oireachtas@opr.ie |
|
Property Services Appeal Board |
psabsecretary@psab.ie |
|
Property Services Regulatory Authority |
pq@psr.ie |
|
Pyrite Resolution Board |
oireachtasinfo@pyriteboard.ie |
|
Residential Tenancies Board |
OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie |
|
Tailte Éireann |
Oireachtas@tailte.ie |
|
Uisce Éireann |
oireachtasmembers@water.ie |
|
Valuation Tribunal |
oireachtas@valuationtribunal.ie |
|
Waterways Ireland |
oireachtas@waterwaysireland.org |
599. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of direct build LDA homes delivered and that are currently under construction, by local authority, between the years 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63653/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAffordability and the chance to own a home is at the heart of Government’s housing policy, as embodied within the new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030. The plan reinforces and expands the range of existing measures being implemented by Government to tackle the issues of supply and affordability, thereby supporting the increased provision of new homes to purchase and rent.
Amongst the many measures announced, the plan provides for an expanded remit for the Land Development Agency (LDA), which will enable the agency to support the acceleration of supply of new starter homes, providing thousands of individuals and families with increased access to secure and affordable housing solutions nationwide.
Along with the LDA’s role in managing the State’s own lands to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites, the LDA is also tasked in the short-term to unlock stalled private planning-consented developments through its market engagement and homebuilder partnership initiative - Project Tosaigh. In addition, the LDA also works in partnership with Local Authorities to develop large-scale mixed tenure schemes of affordable and social housing on local authority owned sites.
Through these various delivery channels, the LDA has delivered more than 2,000 homes to date, are currently working on a pipeline of a further 27,000 homes, and are active on over 40 sites with a series of projects at every stage from design and planning through to construction. More details of direct delivery projects and their current status are available on the LDA’s website via the following link: lda.ie/projects.
Finally, my Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and the Land Development Agency. Data up to and including the second quarter of 2025 is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision.
601. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to make cost rental accommodation available in Arklow, County Wicklow; the measures Wicklow County Council will take to deliver such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63684/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra602. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to make cost rental accommodation available in Gorey, County Wexford; the measures Wexford County Council will take to deliver such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63685/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 602 together.
The Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social, affordable and cost rental homes at scale and to continue accelerating housing supply across all tenures. Overall, over 16,900 affordable housing solutions have been delivered by our range of delivery partners since 2021, including 318 in Wexford and 899 in Wicklow.
The new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030 reinforces and expands the range of existing measures being implemented by the Government to tackle the issues of supply and affordability, thereby supporting the increased provision of new homes to purchase and rent. The Government is investing an unprecedented level of funding to support housing supply, which will underpin, inter alia, the new Starter Homes Programme, delivering an average of 15,000 affordable housing supports annually to 2030, including starter homes for rent made available as the new cost rental tenure.
All local authorities prepare their own Housing Delivery Action Plan setting out their planned approach to meeting identified social and affordable housing needs. Wexford and Wicklow county councils' published plans are available on their official websites.
Cost rental housing provides affordable rented accommodation to people on middle incomes. It is aimed at people who are above the threshold for social housing but have difficulty affording private rented accommodation. Cost rental homes are delivered by approved housing bodies (AHB’s), local authorities and private operators including the Land Development Agency (LDA). They provide long-term security of tenure, so people can rent the same home indefinitely.
AHBs, supported by the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL), have delivered 29 cost rental homes in Wicklow, with a further 28 homes due for delivery by the end of 2025. While local authorities have not yet directly delivered cost rental housing in Wicklow or Wexford, I anticipate that these counties will continue to expand their delivery programmes as additional affordable housing schemes, including cost rental are identified, developed and approved.
My Department, the Housing Agency and Housing Delivery Co-ordination Office of the Local Government Management Agency continue to be available to assist all local authorities in relation to the ongoing development of their affordable housing delivery programmes.
603. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the apartments and duplex defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63694/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Apartments and Duplex Defects Remediation Scheme is expected to be established shortly after the passage of the legislation, the timeline for which is subject to Oireachtas process. The General Scheme of the Bill has been made available to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny, scheduled to take place later this month. The drafting of the legislation is also being progressed.
This legislation will provide a statutory basis for the establishment of a remediation scheme aimed at protecting the safety and welfare of those living in apartments or duplexes with such defects. Given the complexity of the issues, including the significant amount of Exchequer funding that this Government has committed to assist affected homeowners, sufficient time is required to ensure that the scheme is fit for purpose, provides value for tax payer’s money and contains appropriate oversight and governance measures.
When enacted, the Statutory Scheme will provide supports for the remediation of relevant fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013. It is envisaged that 100% of eligible remediation costs will be funded under the Scheme.
604. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for the vacant homes refurbishment grant, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of new builds constructed, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63711/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, introduced in July 2022 under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. A top-up grant of up to €20,000 is available where the property is confirmed to be derelict, bringing the total grant available for a derelict property up to a maximum of €70,000. In order to qualify for the grant, the property must be vacant for two years or more at the time of application.
My Department publishes data on applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant on its website on a quarterly basis, which includes the number of applications, approvals and the total number and value of grants paid per local authority. This data also includes a breakdown of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and the Derelict Property Top-up Grant for every quarter. The Q3 2025 grant statistics were published on 17 October 2025. This data can be accessed at the following link: Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant statistics www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-statistics/#2025
My Department also publishes programme-level statistics on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and delivery partners in each local authority area. Data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/overall-social-and-affordable-housing-provision/.
New dwelling completions data are published by the CSO on a quarterly basis and are available on its website at www.cso.ie/en/statistics/buildingandconstruction/newdwellingcompletions/.
605. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing proposal from Wicklow County Council at Rehills Land, Bray, County Wicklow which was recently refused funding by the Housing Agency will now be reviewed by the Housing Activation Office; if funding will be made available to enable this project to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63779/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 24 October 2025 my Department wrote to Wicklow County Council to inform them that they are not in a position to approve the SHIP Stage 1 application in its current form. My Department is willing to consider a revised submission and remains available to work with the council to develop a viable solution for the Rehills site.
In the coming months I will be bringing forward a new Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund to support investment in public infrastructure projects needed to enable housing development. The fund will be managed by the Housing Activation Office. While I cannot comment on any individual project or area in advance of the opening of the Housing Infrastructure Fund, there will be engagement with local authorities to identify suitable projects.
606. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details for the significant delays in commencing construction on 18 social housing units at Kilbride Lodge, Bray, County Wicklow; when construction is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63781/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra607. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the original estimated cost of constructing 18 social housing units at Kilbride Lodge, Bray, County Wicklow when planning was approved by Wicklow County Council, in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63782/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra608. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the current cost of constructing 18 social housing units at Kilbride Lodge, Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63783/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 606, 607 and 608 together.
My Department has not received a funding application from Wicklow County Council in respect of Kilbride Lodge, Bray, County Wicklow and as such does not hold the information requested in the question. This information may be available from Wicklow County Council directly.
Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social homes at scale and to continue accelerating social housing supply and my Department will engage with Wicklow County Council on any applications they submit for social housing developments.
609. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures, in place to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as well as to elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63842/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraUisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. I have no role in relation to operational matters.
Under the Water Services Acts 2013 (as amended), Uisce Éireann is accountable to the Public Accounts Committee and it is subject to dual audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and Uisce Éireann’s own statutory auditor. Uisce Éireann is also obliged to appear before other Committees of the Oireachtas, in accordance with Dáil and Seanad Standing Orders.
For queries regarding specific projects or operational matters, Uisce Éireann has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on a dedicated number, 0818 578 578.
612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current cost per social home and cost per affordable home delivered in Cork city and Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if these costs are expected to fall under the new plan. [63860/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.
|
Cork City |
2023 |
2024 |
2025(Q1-Q2) |
|
SHIP Construction |
€362,931 |
€387,321 |
€406,187 |
|
SHIP Turnkey |
€357,832 |
€368,664 |
€347,064 |
|
CAS Construction |
N/A |
€196,557 |
N/A |
|
CAS Turnkey |
€300,069 |
€299,374 |
N/A |
|
LA Part V |
€300,059 |
€339,121 |
€352,775 |
|
Cork County |
2023 |
2024 |
2025(Q1-Q2) |
|
SHIP Construction |
€317,916 |
€358,273 |
€354,801 |
|
SHIP Turnkey |
€290,073 |
€323,061 |
€318,403 |
|
CAS Construction |
€386,127 |
€229,906 |
N/A |
|
CAS Turnkey |
N/A |
€224,031 |
N/A |
|
LA Part V |
€290,629 |
€309,142 |
€317,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cork City |
|
|
Average Unit Cost 2023 |
Average CALF 2023 |
Average Unit Cost 2024 |
Average CALF 2024 |
|
CALF Turnkey |
€334,623.91 |
€95,934.47 |
€369,841.27 |
€109,163.11 |
|
CALF Construction |
€343,620.66 |
€85,905.16 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
CALF Part-V |
€262,900.67 |
€68,858.50 |
€308,340.10 |
€90,453.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cork County |
|
|
Average Unit Cost 2023 |
Average CALF 2023 |
Average Unit Cost 2024 |
Average CALF 2024 |
|
CALF Turnkey |
€313,555.24 |
€81,710.44 |
€316,416.35 |
€88,483.38 |
|
CALF Construction |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
CALF Part-V |
€312,527.17 |
€87,274.82 |
€274,726.55 |
€76,037.07 |
