Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 September 2020
91. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number houses that were leased by location in the 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; the entity that purchased or leased the houses; the developer; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23058/20]
View answerIn 2019, 1,161 homes were delivered under the Social Housing Leasing Programme and, of those, 812 were delivered by the relevant local authority and 349 by an approved housing body. A breakdown of leasing delivery in 2019, by location and entity, is set out in Table 1 below. Leasing delivery data for 2020 is being collated at present and will be published on my Department's website as soon as that process is finalised. Details of the developer involved in each social housing leasing project are not held by my Department and that level of granular detail would be kept at local level.
However, the total expenditure for leasing in 2019 and up to end August 2020, together with the average cost of a new unit in 2020, is set out in Table 2 below. There are some further claims due into my Department in respect of 2019 delivery.
Table 1: Leasing Delivery by Local Authority 2019
|
|
LA Leasing |
AHB Leasing |
Total Leasing |
|
Carlow |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Clare |
17 |
9 |
26 |
|
Cork City |
27 |
10 |
37 |
|
Cork County |
16 |
12 |
28 |
|
DLR |
82 |
1 |
83 |
|
Donegal |
21 |
18 |
39 |
|
Dublin City |
95 |
20 |
115 |
|
Fingal |
64 |
21 |
85 |
|
Galway City |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Galway County |
50 |
4 |
54 |
|
Kerry |
33 |
44 |
77 |
|
Kildare |
1 |
23 |
24 |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
2 |
15 |
|
Laois |
6 |
5 |
11 |
|
Leitrim |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Limerick |
28 |
22 |
50 |
|
Longford |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Louth |
22 |
21 |
43 |
|
Mayo |
58 |
4 |
62 |
|
Meath |
1 |
35 |
36 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Offaly |
16 |
16 |
32 |
|
Roscommon |
15 |
1 |
16 |
|
Sligo |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
South Dublin |
35 |
14 |
49 |
|
Tipperary |
24 |
11 |
35 |
|
Waterford |
79 |
5 |
84 |
|
Westmeath |
48 |
14 |
62 |
|
Wexford |
35 |
8 |
43 |
|
Wicklow |
6 |
16 |
22 |
|
Total |
812 |
349 |
1,161 |
Table 2: Leasing Expenditure 2019 and 2020
|
Total Leasing Expenditure 2019 |
Total 2020 Leasing Expenditure to End August 2020 |
Average Annual Leasing Cost (New Unit) 2020 |
|
€62,909,976 |
€34,620,518 |
€13,222 |
