Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 January 2017
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new local authority homes that were completed by local authorities in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/17]
View answerFunding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. There are also a wide range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing either directly or in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies. These include the Capital Assistance Scheme and the current-funded programmes, such as Rental Accommodation Scheme, Housing Assistance Payment and various leasing arrangements under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme.
Details on the number of properties constructed, purchased and leased by all local authorities, for letting to those on their social housing waiting lists are available on my Department’s website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
Information on quarter four of 2016 is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.
