Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 April 2017
220. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of newly built social housing units that have been constructed in Dublin 7 and 9 in the past 12 months in tabular form. [17028/17]
View answer232. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of newly built social housing units that have been constructed in Dublin, 5 and 13 in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [17147/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 232 together.
My Department has published a comprehensive status list of all social housing construction schemes that are advancing nationwide, as at end-Quarter 4 of 2016. Over 500 approved schemes were listed that, when completed, will deliver some 8,500 new social homes. The schemes range from those that are being designed, through to those currently on site and those completed in 2016. It showed that over 650 new social houses were built in 2016 and a further 90 schemes, delivering over 1,800 newly built social houses, went on site last year.
Details of the individual projects involved are set out in the status list, which is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/social-housing-developments/.
A range of other actions are also underway by local authorities to respond to housing need. These include targeted acquisitions, the new Repair and Leasing initiative, rapid delivery housing, and the full roll out of the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme.
