Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
1293. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the independent audit of housing construction costs to be published; and the stakeholder groups and independent experts whose views have been surveyed for the audit. [33994/17]
View answerUnder the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order to facilitate an increased level of housing output into the future.
A working group, chaired by my Department, has been established and has met on a number of occasions since December 2016. The working group comprises representatives from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, the Construction Industry Federation, Engineers Ireland, the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland, IBEC, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, the Housing Agency and the National Asset Management Agency.
The report is being finalised at present and I will consider it without delay once submitted.
