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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Questions (704, 705, 706, 707, 708)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

704. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority house completions in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the projected number for 2018 and 2019; the costs per year associated with the completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43940/18]

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Catherine Murphy

Question:

705. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of turnkey purchases completed in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the projected number in 2018, by county; the costs per year associated with the turnkey completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/18]

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Catherine Murphy

Question:

706. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Part V purchases in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the projected number for 2018, by local authority; the costs per year associated with Part V purchases in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43945/18]

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Catherine Murphy

Question:

707. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projected local authority build starts and completions for 2019, 2020 and 2021, by local authority; the amount budgeted for each year for the commencements and completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43947/18]

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Catherine Murphy

Question:

708. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projected Part V build starts and completions for 2019, 2020 and 2021, by local authority; the amount budgeted for those commencements and completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43944/18]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 704 to 708, inclusive, together.

Data in relation to local authority social housing delivery, for the period 2013-2017, is available on my Department's website at the following link: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.

The overall targets under Rebuilding Ireland for social housing build, including Part V and turnkeys, is 4,969 units in 2018 and 6,545 units in 2019. Details in relation to build targets on a local authority basis for 2018, can be accessed on the Rebuilding Ireland website at:

http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-publishes-social-housing-delivery-targets-for-local-authorities-2018-2021/.

Targets are reviewed annually and following Budget 2019, the number of social housing homes to be delivered in 2019 under Rebuilding Ireland is as follows:

Rebuilding Ireland Targets

2019

New build

4,982

Part V

1,260

Voids

303

Total: Build

6,545

Total: Acquisition

1,325

Total: Lease

2,130

Total: Build, Acquisition and Lease

10,000

RAS

600

HAP

16,760

Total

27,360

My Department is supporting local authorities in the provision of new build social housing through a range of different initiatives, including the construction of social homes on their own lands, construction delivery in conjunction with Approved Housing Bodies and also, local authorities are working in partnership with private developers to deliver social housing construction through turnkey arrangements.

Through this range of supports, local authorities now have substantial pipelines of new build social housing projects approved, details of which can be seen in the Quarter 2 2018 Construction Status Report, which is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-publishes-latest-social-housing-construction-report/.

The Construction Status Report includes construction schemes being delivered through a range of different programmes including turnkey projects. The latest report shows that 381 turnkey projects with 5,164 units are at different stages of planning, construction and completion under the Rebuilding Ireland Plan, with more coming on stream over the remainder of the period to 2021. These projects are being delivered as part of the overall Build Programme and as such no specific targets are set for delivery of turnkeys.

While the management of the social housing delivery programmes is a matter for individual local authorities, my Department has set the targets across the period 2016-2021 and is working closely with all stakeholders to accelerate delivery and further expand pipelines.

In relation to Part V delivery, output details for the period 2013-2017 is available on my Department’s website at the following link:

https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/affordable-housing/affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics.

My Department does not track commencements of Part V schemes specifically but additional overall statistical information on Part V delivery to end Q2 2018 is available at the following link:

https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/attachments/social_housing_output_overview_q2_2018.xlsx.

Agreements on Part V arrangements are a matter for local authorities. The current options available to local authorities for Part V delivery are:

- the transfer of ownership of land, subject to the planning permission application, to a local authority for the provision of social housing remains the default option as is currently the case. The land option must be acceptable to the local authority, as well as the developer;

- the building and transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing units on the site subject to the planning permission;

- the transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing units on other land;

- the Part V obligation can now be fulfilled by developers through long term leasing of properties; and

- a combination of the options above.

It should be noted that the delivery of build, turnkey and Part V homes are funded as part of the overall social housing delivery programme. While it is not possible to disaggregate on a year by year basis the expenditure on turnkey and Part V social housing homes, analysis of Part V units delivered in 2017, under the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme, indicates an average cost of approximately €194,500. In terms of local authority social housing homes commissioned through turnkey developments under Rebuilding Ireland, the average cost is approximately €233,000 per unit.

The total expenditure for the various housing programmes for 2013 to 2017 was as follows:

Year

Funding (€)

2013

579.9 million

2014

585.4 million

2015

761.7 million

2016

942.7 million

2017

1.408 billion

The total allocation for housing in 2018 is €1.9 billion which will meet the housing needs of 25,500 households in 2018. Of the 25,500 housing supports, almost 8,000 new social homes will be delivered in 2018 through build, acquisition and long term leasing programmes.

The total budget for the delivery of housing programmes in 2019 will be €2.4 billion, which will see the housing needs of almost 27,400 households being met. The funding for housing programmes for 2020 and 2021 will be determined, in the context of the annual budgetary process.

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