Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
472. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing units which have been leased or purchased in March, April, May, June and July 2020, by local authority; the comparable figures for March, April, May, June and July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19959/20]
View answerMy Department publishes comprehensive statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity under Rebuilding Ireland, including acquisitions and leasing. This is published on the statistics page of my Department's website, at the following link: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision. This will provide the Deputy with detailed breakdown of activity across multiple years up to end Q4 2019.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the collation of Q1 2020 returns from local authorities was deferred. Q1 and Q2 data are now being collected and will be published in due course.
In 2019, 1,161 social homes were delivered through leasing, whilst 2,772 social homes were delivered through acquisition. A further 6,074 social homes were delivered under various build programmes by local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, meaning in total more than 10,000 social homes were completed last year.
The new Programme for Government commits to the delivery of an additional 50,000 new social homes with an increasing emphasis on new build.
