Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 September 2023
600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications have been made to appeal the inclusion of agricultural land in the RZLT; how many have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/23]
View answerIn relation to the Residential Zoned Land Tax, only land that has been zoned for residential use or for a mixture of uses including residential within a local authority development plan or local area plan, as adopted by the elected members of the local authority, and that is serviced, will potentially fall into scope for the tax. Zoned land that is within the scope of RZLT will be identified on a map prepared by the relevant local authority. Draft and supplemental maps have been prepared and published by local authorities during 2022 and 2023. Each local authority will prepare and publish a final map by 1 December 2023.
According to the figures provided to my Department by local authorities, 1,687 submissions, including requests to amend zoning, were made to local authorities by the end of the public display period for the draft maps on 1 January 2023. A breakdown of this data by planning authority is presented in Table 1.
A total of 85 additional submissions were received on foot of the publication of the supplemental maps. Of these submissions, 39 related to sites that had been previously published on draft maps and as such were not eligible for consideration. Of the 46 eligible submissions received, 8 were requests to local authorities to amend zoning. A breakdown of this data by planning authority is presented in Table 2.
All local authorities had until 1 April 2023, with regard to the Draft Map and 1 August 2023 with regard to the Supplemental Map, to make their determinations regarding all submissions. Owners were entitled to appeal determinations relating to the criteria-based decisions to An Bord Pleanála by 1 May and 1 September 2023, respectively. 611 appeals were made in respective of the Draft map submissions with 21 in respect of the Supplemental maps. An Bord Pleanála has made decisions on 362 appeals, which includes invalid appeals. An Bord Pleanála does not have a role in relation to the requests to amend zonings.
Data regarding the breakdown of differing land uses associated with submissions to local authorities or An Bord Pleanála appeals are not held by my Department and should be sought directly from the relevant local authority or An Bord Pleanála, respectively.
Table 1: Draft Map Submissions
|
Local Authority |
Total Submissions Draft Maps |
Rezoning submissions Draft Maps |
|
Carlow Co. Co. |
24 |
5 |
|
Cavan Co. Co. |
12 |
3 |
|
Clare Co. Co. |
63 |
24 |
|
Cork City Co. |
89 |
7 |
|
Cork Co. Co. |
115 |
4 |
|
Donegal Co. Co. |
132 |
4 |
|
Dublin City Co. |
148 |
9 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co. Co. |
82 |
3 |
|
Fingal Co. Co. |
121 |
3 |
|
Galway Co. Co. |
52 |
12 |
|
Galway City Co. |
13 |
1 |
|
Kerry Co. Co. |
52 |
12 |
|
Kildare Co. Co. |
60 |
1 |
|
Kilkenny Co. Co. |
25 |
4 |
|
Laois Co. Co. |
20 |
2 |
|
Leitrim Co. Co. |
40 |
6 |
|
Limerick City & County Co. |
51 |
8 |
|
Longford Co. Co. |
15 |
3 |
|
Louth Co. Co. |
29 |
5 |
|
Mayo Co. Co. |
45 |
10 |
|
Meath Co. Co. |
33 |
1 |
|
Monaghan Co. Co. |
80 |
30 |
|
Offaly Co. Co. |
17 |
2 |
|
Roscommon Co. Co. |
18 |
6 |
|
Sligo Co. Co. |
46 |
0 |
|
South Dublin Co. Co. |
30 |
0 |
|
Tipperary Co. Co. |
90 |
12 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
61 |
8 |
|
Westmeath Co. Co |
32 |
9 |
|
Wexford Co. Co |
17 |
2 |
|
Wicklow Co. Co |
75 |
0 |
|
Total |
1,687 |
198 |
Table 2: Supplemental Map Submissions
|
Local Authority |
Submissions on Supplemental map sites |
Rezoning submissions |
Submissions on draft map sites (cannot be considered) |
Total number of submissions received |
|
Carlow Co. Co. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cavan Co. Co. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Clare Co. Co. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Cork City Co. |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Dublin City Co. |
20 |
2 |
19 |
39 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Co. |
1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
|
Galway City Co. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Kerry Co. Co. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Kildare Co. Co. |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
|
Leitrim Co. Co. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Limerick City & County Co. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mayo Co. Co. |
8 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
Meath Co. Co. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
South Dublin Co. Co. |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Tipperary Co.Co. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Westmeath Co. Co |
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|
Total |
46 |
6 |
39 |
85 |
