Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021
402. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown by local authority of long term leasing and long term leased Part V approvals for 2018, 2019 and 2020; the annual cost of each lease; the lease review period in each case; the length of each lease; and if the property remains in private ownership at the end of the lease term or ownership transfers to the local authority or AHB, in tabular form. [13314/21]
View answerData in relation to leased dwellings, and dwellings delivered under Part V, in each of the years 2018 - 2020, broken down by local authority, is published on my Department's website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
My Department does not publish details of individual homes; however, the average annual cost of leased dwellings delivered by each local authority for 2018 - 2020 is set out in Table 1 below. The average cost is calculated based on claims for operational new units submitted by local authorities and recorded on my Department’s Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme financial management system at year-end 2020 and does not necessarily represent the amount claimed or paid in respect of that period. The average duration of leases delivered by local authorities 2018 - 2020 is set out in Table 2.
Table 1: Leasing - Average Annual Cost of Dwellings Delivered 2018 - 2020
|
Local Authority |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings Delivered in 2018 |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings Delivered in 2019 |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings Delivered in 2020 |
|
Carlow |
€6152 |
€7455 |
€9565 |
|
Cavan |
€5995 |
€7030 |
€7450 |
|
Clare |
€7686 |
€8864 |
€9194 |
|
Cork City |
€12638 |
€13565 |
€13960 |
|
Cork County |
€12144 |
€7300 |
€10050 |
|
DLR |
€18870 |
€26595 |
€18698 |
|
Donegal |
€6459 |
€5659 |
€6250 |
|
Dublin City |
€14744 |
€16081 |
€18605 |
|
Fingal |
€15108 |
€15002 |
€17840 |
|
Galway City |
€13002 |
€10470 |
€N/A |
|
Galway County |
€9936 |
€9543 |
€8692 |
|
Kerry |
€8470 |
€9008 |
€10223 |
|
Kildare |
€10241 |
€11864 |
€12052 |
|
Kilkenny |
€8603 |
€9694 |
€10322 |
|
Laois |
€8438 |
€9264 |
€9981 |
|
Leitrim |
€N/A |
€7200 |
€6255 |
|
Limerick |
€8636 |
€9998 |
€10916 |
|
Longford |
€6242 |
€7346 |
€7932 |
|
Louth |
€12207 |
€10166 |
€12396 |
|
Mayo |
€7547 |
€8189 |
€8333 |
|
Meath |
€10643 |
€12119 |
€13267 |
|
Monaghan |
€6255 |
€6375 |
€6373 |
|
Offaly |
€7916 |
€8143 |
€9272 |
|
Roscommon |
€5342 |
€8190 |
€8120 |
|
Sligo |
€6306 |
€8480 |
€6520 |
|
South Dublin |
€15340 |
€16575 |
€17751 |
|
Tipperary |
€7186 |
€7374 |
€8208 |
|
Waterford |
€6839 |
€7379 |
€8343 |
|
Westmeath |
€8614 |
€9486 |
€10299 |
|
Wexford |
€7049 |
€8299 |
€7864 |
|
Wicklow |
€10539 |
€13368 |
€14298 |
Table 2: Average Length of Leases Delivered 2018 - 2020
|
2018 |
16 years |
|
2019 |
18 years |
|
2020 |
20 years |
The number of Part V leases delivered by local authorities from 2018 - 2020 is set out in Table 3. The average annual cost of Part V leases delivered by each local authority from 2018 - 2020 is set out in Table 4. The average annual cost is calculated based on claims for operational new units submitted by local authorities and recorded on my Department’s Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme financial management system at year-end 2020 and does not necessarily represent the amount claimed or paid in respect of that period. The average duration of Part V Leases delivered by local authorities from 2018 - 2020 is set out in Table 5.
Table 3: Number of Part V Leases Delivered 2018 - 2020
|
Local Authority |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Dublin City |
6 |
4 |
12 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
DLR |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
South Dublin |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
14 |
16 |
Table 4: Average Annual Cost of Part V Leases Delivered 2018 - 2020
|
Local Authority |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings delivered in 2018 |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings delivered in 2019 |
Average Annual Cost of Dwellings delivered in 2020 |
|
Dublin City |
€16320 |
€16320 |
€17155 |
|
Kilkenny |
€11520 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Tipperary |
€8400 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
DLR |
N/A |
€28310 |
N/A |
|
Westmeath |
N/A |
€5270 |
N/A |
|
Kerry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
South Dublin |
N/A |
N/A |
€18530 |
Table 5: Average Length of Part V Leases Delivered 2018 - 2020
|
2018 |
13 years |
|
2019 |
20 years |
|
2020 |
24 years |
With the exception of dwellings delivered under the Approved Housing Body Mortgage to Rent Scheme and National Asset Residential Property Services programme, ownership of all leased dwellings will revert to the private owner at the end of the lease term. The relevant local authority may seek to renew the lease or acquire the property at the end of the lease term. In general, rent reviews take place 3 years from the commencement date of the lease and every 3 years thereafter, with reference to the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices.
The average annual cost of Part V leases set out in Table 4 is based on the average full year cost of the Part V lease agreements entered into by the relevant local authority in that year and does not necessarily represent the amount claimed or paid in respect of that period. In a Part V leased unit, the lease payment can vary depending on how the equivalent net monetary value has been reflected in the agreement. This is usually achieved by either a rent free period up front or a discount on the lease payment over the term of the lease (or part thereof). Where a rent free period is negotiated in respect of Part V units, no amount will be claimed or paid in respect of the units for that period.
