Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016
343. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of development contributions collected in respect of private house building in each of the years 2012 to 2015 by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3720/16]
View answerDevelopment contributions are a key part of securing investment in enabling infrastructure required to facilitate future development. A planning authority may, when granting a permission under section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), include conditions requiring the payment of a contribution in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in the area of the planning authority. Local authorities are obliged to include data on current and long-term development contribution levy debtors in their Annual Financial Statements, and such data were set out for the Deputy in reply to Question 734 of 16 July 2015. However, the information requested by the Deputy on development contributions collected specifically in respect of private house building is not available in my Department.
