Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 July 2020
48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of affordable houses to be built; and the number of social houses to be completed and allocated in 2020 in Cork city. [17613/20]
View answerSince 2016, my Department has been working with local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, to deliver housing under Rebuilding Ireland. Local authorities were given 4 year overall social housing delivery targets, and they are working towards these targets to end 2021. We will be working hard, with our delivery partners, to incorporate the ambitious goals and initiatives of the Programme for Government into our targets for 2021 and beyond.
Cork City Council have an overall build, acquisition and lease delivery target of 2,067 social housing units to the end 2021 and to date have delivered over 1,700 units. Almost 300 homes are currently projected for delivery in 2020. The allocation of completed homes is a matter for individual Local Authorities.
The delivery of affordable housing is a top priority for this Government and for me, as Minister. Under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), €310 million has been allocated to provide infrastructure to support the delivery of more affordable homes on local authority lands.
The most advanced, SSF funded, affordable housing project is at Boherboy Road in Cork City. The Council has confirmed these homes are expected to be made available on a phased basis from Q1 2021. In total, the delivery of approximately 400 affordable homes in Cork City and County will be assisted by almost €22 million funding via the Serviced Sites Fund.
