Invest in Uisce Éireann to unlock housing supply

What this means

• This is a government commitment to invest in Uisce Éireann, the national water utility, so it can build the water and wastewater infrastructure needed to support new homes by 2030.[source]
• The commitment was made on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and is currently listed as in progress.[source]
• It falls under the housing policy area and is the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, led by Minister James Browne.[source]
• The plan includes large-scale infrastructure projects, meaning significant public funds are expected to be directed toward water and wastewater capacity across the country.[source]
• Without adequate water and wastewater capacity, housing developments cannot proceed, so this commitment is a key lever for unlocking new homes for people in Ireland.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  James BrowneOfficeholder

Indirect impact (10)

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

• 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 → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-housing
  National housing policy and the planning systemMandate
• 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 → 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