Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2016
879. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects housing accommodation to become available to the local authorities through National Asset Management Agency in County Kildare in 2016, the extent to which this is likely to be in line with requirements and with other housing proposals he has already put forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1263/16]
View answerThe Government has enabled and facilitated the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) in playing an important role in the delivery of housing supply generally and social housing in particular. In that context, NAMA affords public bodies first option on the acquisition of land and property required for demonstrable public purposes.
In that context, NAMA has had ongoing engagement and discussion since December 2011, with my Department and the Housing Agency in identifying properties that might potentially be suitable for social housing purposes. To the end of December 2015, a total of 2,000 NAMA residential properties have been made available for social housing use throughout the country.
Of these, 113 have been made available in County Kildare, comprising 93 complete units and a further 20 units that have been contracted and where completion work is on-going. In addition, NAMA has identified an additional 9 units that it expects to be made available for social housing in 2016.
