Eoin Ó Broin
Question:431. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average cost of acquiring a unit by local authorities for social housing in 2019. [15739/20]
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Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use.
Activity in this regard is largely delegated to local authorities so they can respond flexibly to all opportunities to provide new social housing. The table below sets out details of the average costs, including estimated costs of refurbishment, for the acquisitions delivered in 2019 by each local authority. Costs are shown as estimated in certain cases pending receipt of final claims from local authorities.
|
Local Authority |
Average Cost |
|
Carlow |
€189,740 |
|
Cavan |
€157,270 |
|
Clare |
€197,800 |
|
Cork City |
€252,130 |
|
Cork County |
€238,900 |
|
DLR |
€370,730 |
|
Donegal |
€151,430 |
|
Dublin City |
€297,380 |
|
Fingal |
€306,340 |
|
Galway City |
€247,480 |
|
Galway County |
€187,630 |
|
Kerry |
€177,520 |
|
Kildare |
€240,720 |
|
Kilkenny |
€188,300 |
|
Laois |
€157,640 |
|
Leitrim |
€153,500 |
|
Limerick |
€220,630 |
|
Longford |
€142,780 |
|
Louth |
€176,950 |
|
Mayo |
€151,600 |
|
Meath |
€257,320 |
|
Monaghan |
€200,550 |
|
Offaly |
€201,850 |
|
Roscommon |
€149,940 |
|
Sligo |
€137,540 |
|
South Dublin |
€266,940 |
|
Tipperary |
€164,990 |
|
Waterford |
€140,300 |
|
Westmeath |
€201,080 |
|
Wexford |
€158,890 |
|
Wicklow |
€295,080 |
The Programme for Government commits to delivering 50,000 new social homes over the coming five-year period, with a strong and increasing emphasis on new build supply.