Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
469. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses provided by approved housing associations in the four Dublin local authorities over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/20]
View answerThe allocation of homes to households on waiting lists by either Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) or local authorities is a matter for individual local authorities in line with their scheme of housing allocations.
My Department supports local authorities to engage with AHBs in the delivery of housing through a wide range of schemes.
AHB Delivery under build and acquisitions in the Dublin Region since 2016 is detailed in the following table. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Q1 2020 returns were deferred to be collected in conjunction with Q2 2020 and reported in due course.
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
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Local Authority |
AHB Build |
AHB Acq |
AHB Leasing |
AHB Build |
AHB Acq |
AHB Leasing |
AHB Build |
AHB Acq |
AHB Leasing |
AHB Build |
AHB Acq |
AHB Leasing |
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AHB Build |
AHB Acq |
AHB Leasing |
Total AHB |
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Dublin City Council |
99 |
68 |
N/A |
214 |
116 |
55 |
309 |
280 |
30 |
386 |
123 |
20 |
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1008 |
587 |
105 |
1700 |
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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
0 |
30 |
N/A |
132 |
45 |
9 |
35 |
29 |
1 |
84 |
11 |
1 |
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251 |
115 |
11 |
377 |
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Fingal County Council |
19 |
73 |
N/A |
120 |
44 |
38 |
155 |
107 |
27 |
333 |
44 |
21 |
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627 |
268 |
86 |
981 |
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South Dublin County Council |
0 |
29 |
N/A |
105 |
28 |
6 |
134 |
44 |
17 |
233 |
59 |
14 |
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472 |
160 |
37 |
669 |
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Totals |
118 |
200 |
0 |
571 |
233 |
108 |
633 |
460 |
75 |
1036 |
237 |
56 |
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2358 |
1130 |
239 |
3727 |
* AHB Leasing Figures are not available for 2016. LA and AHB Leasing delivery was counted together in 2016.
Significant progress has been made by the AHB sector over the last number of years. There are a range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing supports in partnership with AHBs through capital and current funding. The funding under these programmes is provided directly to local authorities who, in turn, advance the funding to AHBs, as appropriate.
