Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2016
35. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on action 2.9 of pillar 2 of Rebuilding Ireland; the way the housing delivery office in his Department will monitor progress on the building of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28427/16]
View answerIn publishing Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government has set out a practical and readily implementable set of actions to create a functioning and sustainable housing system. The Plan is available to view at http://rebuildingireland.ie/.
As part of the Plan, a new dedicated Housing Delivery Office has already been established within my Department, as provided for under Action 2.9 of the Plan, to support the accelerated delivery of some of these key ambitious private and social housing elements of the plan.
Working with the broader Department and with other key agencies, the Office will support the roll-out of complex projects, including identifying and resolving barriers to delivery and will monitor progress of sites as they progress. The Office will provide leadership and a focused capacity to drive development on identified key pathfinder sites and other priority initiatives that have a proven capability to quickly deliver a significant scaling-up of new homes, in conjunction with local authorities and other stakeholders.
