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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 September 2020

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Questions (98, 99, 100)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Question:

98. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated average price reduction per unit provided under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/20]

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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Question:

99. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the delivery of affordable units under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the location of the units on a local authority basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25781/20]

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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Question:

100. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the drawdown of funding under LIHAF to date by project; the number of units delivered per project to date; the number projected per project; the number of affordable units to be provided per project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25782/20]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 to 100, inclusive, together.

Given the critical lack of residential development, as an initiative of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is primarily designed to fund the provision of public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages and enable housing developments to be built on key sites at scale.

In 2018, 30 projects received final LIHAF approval with an overall budget of €195.7m, of which €146.8m will be Exchequer funded, with the remainder funded via local authorities. Of the 30 projects, Kildare County Council has confirmed that its project on the Naas Inner Relief Road will not now progress, although an element of the housing that was associated with the project has taken place.

Details of the approvals by local authority area, budget allocation, project description, cost reductions and projected housing delivery are available at www.rebuildingireland.ie/LIHAF .

The individual sales price of every home that is delivered following the construction of the LIHAF facilitating infrastructure is not available in my Department. However to provide indicative examples, in Cork City, the LIHAF project at Glanmire will see 110 homes delivered with a discount of approx. €20,000 each on the open market price and in respect of the Oldtown/Mooretown project in Fingal, in addition to 10% social housing, the open market value of remaining units will have a cost reduction of €2,500, plus 30 2-bed units are to be provided, with an open market value of €290,000 or less. I recently launched the construction phase of infrastructure in Adamstown where 2,000 homes will be delivered. Leveraging the LIHAF funding, approximately 40% of these homes will be sold at discounted price points. In Adamstown this means 300 homes at under €300k & 475 homes under €320k

Currently, 3 LIHAF projects have completed infrastructure construction. Of the remaining 26, up to the end of August 2020 (and excluding the Naas project), 14 projects have been approved to go to, or are already at, infrastructure construction stage and one is expected to have tender approval and go to construction before the end of Q4 2020. Local authorities have indicated that work is progressing on the remainder. My Department continues to support local authorities to progress projects to conclusion.

In terms of LIHAF funding drawdown, thus far, most infrastructure projects have been at the design, planning and procurement stages, and the bulk of expenditure will arise during the construction phase. This is reflected in the level of expenditure to end Q2 2020, with approximately €45.103 million in Exchequer funds drawn down (matched by a further 25% local authority funding bringing the total expenditure to €60.137m). The table below details the exchequer funding drawn down up to end of Q2 2020.

Local Authority

Project name

Drawdown of LIHAF funding Exchequer Contribution to end of Q2 2020 (€)

Clare

Claureen, Ennis

157,919

Cork City

Old Whitechurch Road

6,300,843

Cork City

South Docks

1,396,506

Cork City

Glanmire

490,751

Cork County

Midleton (Water-rock)

358,044

Cork County

Carrigaline

450,000

Dublin City

Dodder Bridge

473,487

Dublin City

Belmayne and Clongriffin

325,710

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Cherrywood

2,910,825

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Woodbrook Shanganagh

0

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Clay Farm

0

Fingal

Donabate Distributor Road

10,780,000

Fingal

Oldtown Mooretown

4,020,000

Fingal

Baldoyle Stapolin

274,561

Kildare

Naas

470,190

Kildare

Maynooth

390,556

Kildare

Sallins

654,584

Kilkenny

Ferrybank

318,387

Kilkenny

Western Environs

4,768,118

Limerick

Mungret

2,102,213

Louth

Newtown Drogheda

88,571

Louth

Mount Avenue Dundalk

172,945

Meath

Ratoath

1,027,618

Meath

Farganstown, Navan

2,779,435

South Dublin

Kilcarbery/Corkagh Grange

872,011

South Dublin

Clonburris SDZ

27,613

South Dublin

Adamstown

1,523,353

Waterford City and County Council

Gracedieu

112,234

Waterford City and County Council

Kilbarry

1,773,583

Westmeath

Brawny Road, Athlone

82,500

In terms of homes delivered, the table below details the number of completed homes up to Q4 2019. Figures in respect of 2020 are currently being collated. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 emergency, local authorities had estimated that a further 4,000 homes would be delivered in 2020; it is not yet clear what impact the pandemic will have on LIHAF delivery.

Local Authority

Project Name

Residential Units Delivered to Date

Social/Part V

Cost Reduced/More Affordable

Cork County

Carrigaline

180

0

0

Fingal

Oldtown/Mooretown

379

8

211

Kildare

Naas

190

15

150

Meath

Ratoath

106

2

10

South Dublin

Adamstown SDZ

1,202

120

459

Cork City

Glanmire

13

0

3

Fingal

Donabate

66

0

66

Limerick

Mungret

26

0

26

Total

2,162

145

925

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