Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
536. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of proposals for social housing from local authorities being processed by his Department by local authority, date of receipt of proposal, stage the proposal is at and expected date of sign-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/18]
View answerThe number of proposals for social housing from local authorities approved and being processed by my Department is set out in the Social Housing Construction Status Report, which is published on a quarterly basis. The report covering the period up to end Quarter 1 2018 is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link:
http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-publishes-social-housing-construction-status-report-q1-2018/
and provides project details of the social housing construction pipeline in place at that time for all local authorities, including those being delivered in partnership with approved housing bodies.
The report reflects an increase in the scale of the social housing build programme, with 930 schemes (or phases of schemes) in place, delivering 14,813 homes. Of this total, 2,964 units have already been delivered during 2016, 2017 and Q1 2018; a further 3,932 are on site and under construction, almost 2,000 more are at the final pre-construction stage and the remainder are progressing through the various stages of planning, design and procurement.
The timing, delivery and tenanting of these schemes is a matter in the first place for each local authority. I am pleased to see the continued progress with new projects, building on what has been already delivered. I am keen, however, that all local authorities further accelerate their programmes and I have assured them that the necessary funding to support their activity is available.
