I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 287 together.
The future investment framework for the delivery of housing will be determined as part of the review of the National Development Plan and the development of the new housing strategy, Housing for All, which will be published later this year. Delivering the required supply of homes requires a multi-faceted approach and the agreed investment framework will reflect the various blend of delivery methods and mechanisms required to deliver on the targets set out in the Programme for Government to increase the supply of public, social and affordable homes, including through the delivery of 50,000 new social homes with a focus on new build homes.
Expenditure on the delivery of housing programmes in each of the years 2014 to 2020 and the budget for 2021 is set out in the table below.
2014 €m
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2015 €m
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2016 €m
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2017 €m
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2018 €m
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2019 €m
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2020 €m
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2021 Budget €m
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2014 €m
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2015 €m
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2016 €m
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2017 €m
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2018 €m
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2019 €m
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2020 €m
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2021 Budget €m
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585
|
762
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943
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1,408
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2,061
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2,439
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2,632
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3,306
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Social housing is provided through a range of Exchequer funded programmes, including programmes to deliver new social homes through the Build, Acquisition and Leasing delivery mechanisms. The Central Statistics Office is responsible for Government financial statistics, including the reporting of the General Government Balance. However, I understand that the capital cost of delivering social homes under both certain leasing programmes and Social Housing Public Private Partnerships are currently considered 'off balance sheet'.