Niamh Smyth
Question:1058. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for further social housing projects in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [12684/18]
View answerTuesday, 20 March 2018
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Rebuilding Ireland has put in place both the targets and the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities, including Cavan and Monaghan County Councils. There are currently over 12,000 new social homes included in the Status Report on Social Housing Construction Projects, which is now published on a quarterly basis and includes projects that are recently completed, on site, or undergoing planning and design. This list is being added to on an ongoing basis and the most recent version, covering the period to end Quarter 3 of 2017, is available at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/quarter-3-social-housing-construction-status-report/.
The Status Report includes construction projects of various scale in Counties Cavan and Monaghan and these will be advanced as quickly as possible, as will further new projects brought forward by the local authorities.
As well as new construction projects which the Councils are undertaking themselves or in co-operation with Approved Housing Bodies, other social housing delivery approaches are also being used, including housing acquisition, long-term leasing and the Housing Assistance Payment scheme. As with construction projects, my Department will continue to work with Cavan, Monaghan and other county councils to deliver new social homes through these programmes.