Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2015
107. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the sections and subsections of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, that are commenced; that remain to be commenced; and in each case, the reason they are not so commenced. [35844/15]
View answerThe Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 was commenced with effect from 1 September 2015, with the exception of section 34.
Section 34 amends section 96 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide, amongst other things, that Part V obligations on the provision of social and affordable housing may be fulfilled by developers through rental accommodation availability agreements. Section 34 is linked to Chapter 4 of Part II of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which has not yet commenced.
In the interim, section 33 of the 2015 Act provides that Part V obligations may be fulfilled by developers through leasing arrangements.
