PQ 1724
1724. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking, in co-operation with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, to ensure that crèche spaces required under planning conditions, particularly in developments of 75 units or more, are brought into operational use as childcare facilities in line with original planning permissions; the steps being taken to prevent the misuse of these units as residential homes through change-of-use applications; how the Government intends to ensure consistency in enforcement and oversight across local authorities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44362/25]
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1724. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking, in co-operation with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, to ensure that crèche spaces required under planning conditions, particularly in developments of 75 units or more, are brought into operational use as childcare facilities in line with original planning permissions; the steps being taken to prevent the misuse of these units as residential homes through change-of-use applications; how the Government intends to ensure consistency in enforcement and oversight across local authorities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44362/25]
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