Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023
374. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of part 8 derogation planning applications that have been initiated since the derogation was introduced; and if he will provide a list of the derogations, broken down by local authority, location of scheme and number of units in each scheme. [29307/23]
View answerThe data requested in the question is not currently available in my Department. The use of the exemption for local authorities to provide housing on zoned State land is set out under Section 179A of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. This provision and it associated regulations commenced in March 2023.
Article 39A(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), requires that planning authorities provide to me, the Minister, information on a quarterly basis on the number of proposed housing developments, the number of commenced housing developments and the number of completed housing developments under section 179A(5)(a) to (f) of the Act, which information shall include the number of houses under each category. The first quarter for reporting purposes under article 39A(1) of the Regulations will end on 30 June 2023.
As part of this request I, in my role as Minister under article 39A(2) of the Regulations, may request planning authorities to provide information on the number of sites available within their functional area for the provision of houses under Section 179A(5)(a) to (f) of the Act, the location of the sites available and the number of houses that can be accommodated at each site.
My Department will issue the request for information on the use of the provision under section 179A of the Act to local authorities shortly, as part of the Q2 2023 data return.
