Oversight of the local government system

What this means

• The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage oversees the structures and functions of local authorities across Ireland.[source]
• The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for the funding framework that supports local councils in delivering services to communities.[source]
• The Department is also responsible for the conduct of local elections, which directly affects how citizens choose their local representatives.[source]
• This mandate is grounded in the Local Government Act 2001, a key law setting out how local government in Ireland is organised and run.[source]
• Currently no implementing commitments are recorded under this mandate, which is relevant for public accountability and tracking government follow-through.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageBody

Indirect impact (10)

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

• duty held by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  Local Government Management AgencyBody
• duty held by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  The Housing AgencyBody
• duty held by body → regulates2-hop via dept-housing
  An Bord PleanálaBody
• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-housing
  National housing policy and the planning systemMandate
• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-housing
  Provision of social housing supportsMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Deliver 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030Commitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Support an average of 15,000 starter homes per yearCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Deliver 12,000 new social homes per yearCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Create 2,000 Housing First tenanciesCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-housing
  Invest in Uisce Éireann to unlock housing supplyCommitment