Rose Conway-Walsh
Question:82. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3498/24]
View answerThursday, 15 February 2024
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The Government Legislation Programme for the Spring 2024 Session was published on 16 January.
As set out in the Legislation Programme, my Department has three priority Bills for publication, namely:
• The Land Value Sharing Bill: the aim of which is to permit the State to secure a proportion of the uplift in land values resulting from zoning and designation to facilitate provision of infrastructure;
• The Marine Protected Area Bill: which provides for the designation and effective management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Irish maritime area; and
• The Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: the aim of which is too allow tenants in rental properties a first right of refusal to purchase a property when it is put forward for sale.
In addition, my Department has four priority Bills for drafting, namely:
• The Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill, to provide for amendments to the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 following the Supreme Court judgment which declared that sections 6 and 7 of that Act are unconstitutional;
• The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which provides for miscellaneous amendments and additions to the Housing Acts in respect of social housing, the regulation of Approved Housing Bodies, and amendments to the Building Controls Acts.
• Electoral (Amendment) Bill, which provides for amendments to Parts 4 and 5 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 to ensure that they comply with EU Law (in particular the EU Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising; and
• The Remediation of Defects in Apartments and Duplexes Bill, to provide for the establishment of a remediation scheme for apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects, constructed between 1991 and 2013.
My Department is also progressing multiple pieces of landmark legislation, which are currently on the Dáil and Seanad Order Paper, through the Houses, including the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023, and the Planning and Development Bill 2023.
Question No. 83 answered with Question No. 76.
Question No. 84 answered with Question No. 66.