Strengthen compulsory purchase powers for under-utilised land

What this means

• This is a government commitment to bring in new laws giving statutory bodies stronger and simpler powers to compulsorily purchase vacant or under-used land for housing.[source]
• The commitment was made on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and sits within the housing policy area.[source]
• The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, led by James Browne, is responsible for delivering this commitment.[source]
• The goal is to unlock land that is sitting idle or not being used well, so it can be turned into housing more quickly.[source]
• The commitment is currently at the promised stage only, with no confirmed deadline set for when the legislation will be introduced.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  James BrowneOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  National housing policy and the planning systemMandate

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-housing
  Provision of social housing supportsMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-housing
  Oversight of the local government systemMandate
• delivery owned by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  Local Government Management AgencyBody
• delivery owned by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  The Housing AgencyBody
• delivery owned by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  An Bord PleanálaBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via james-browne
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage2-hop via dept-housing
  Christopher O'SullivanOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage2-hop via dept-housing
  John CumminsOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Health and at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage2-hop via dept-housing
  Kieran O'DonnellOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Deliver 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030Commitment