Social and Affordable Housing Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Questions (639)

Michael McGrath

Question:

639. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget his Department allocated to local authorities for the provision of social housing units to the voluntary housing sector for the provision of voluntary housing units; the number of social housing units constructed by the local authorities; the number of social housing units made available under Part V; the number of voluntary housing units completed for each year since 2000, each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46175/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The following table sets out the amount of funding provided to local authorities and approved housing bodies for the construction and acquisition of houses and apartments under the Local Authority Housing Programme and the Capital Assistance Scheme since 2004. Information covering 2000 to 2003 predates my Department’s current financial management system and is therefore not readily available. These are the main programmes implemented by my Department for the capital funding of new social housing construction and acquisition.

Year	Local Authority Housing Programme	Capital Assistance Scheme
2004	€617.7m	€86.3m
2005	€740.6m	€80.7m
2006	€852.1m	€99.4m
2007	€929.3m	€113.8m
2008	€977.6m	€156.3m
2009	€670.3m	€158.5m
2010	€376.3m	€113.6m
2011	€118.0m	€38.0m
2012	€114.7m	€58.0m
2013	€81.8m	€36.7m
2014	€80.1m	€34.3m

Additional funding is provided by my Department to local authorities and to approved housing bodies through a range of other current and capital funded programmes for the provision of social housing units encompassing leased units, acquisitions and some new construction. These programmes include the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme, the Rental Accommodation Scheme, Housing Assistance Payment and the Capital Advance Leasing Facility.

Data in relation to social housing units constructed and acquired by local authorities and approved housing bodies and in relation to the delivery of units under Part V arrangements is published on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/HousingStatistics/FileDownLoad,15291,en.xls.