Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
915. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the specific developmental contribution fee for class 1 residential units which are starting construction on a new private dwelling requested by Mayo County Council; the rationale for such a charge and the increase on the payment in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/23]
View answerSection 48(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides that a development contribution scheme, applied by a planning authority in respect of its functional area, may make provision for payment of different contributions in respect of different classes or descriptions of development. The level of contribution, and the types of development to which development contributions should apply, including any exemptions from charging in specific circumstances if that is deemed appropriate, are therefore determined at local authority level, in accordance with the powers vested in elected members in relation to the adoption of local authority development contribution schemes.
