Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
275. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the 4,450 units he announced to be delivered in 2017 as part of the capital provision of €732 million that will be delivered through construction and the number that will be delivered by acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31927/16]
View answerThe estimated breakdown and method of delivery for the 4,450 social housing units to be supplied in 2017 via my Department's capital programmes includes 2,350 units to be delivered by local authorities through construction activity (i.e. new build and refurbishment/regeneration), 75 units to be acquired by local authorities, with the equivalent figures for approved housing bodies being 550 and 1,175. It is expected that some 300 additional new units will be built and made available for social housing via Part V mechanisms and will be owned by either local authorities or approved housing bodies.
These figures do not include new social units that will be delivered via other methods such as long-term leasing or households who will have their needs met through the Housing Assistance Payment or Rental Accommodation Scheme.
