Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects currently available and ready to go in respect of private or public sectors by county; the specific or particular obstacles to enabling such projects to proceed immediately in the event of there being a common problem; if the issue can be addressed in early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35901/21]
View answerMy Department publishes a Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR) each quarter, which contains details of all social housing developments completed, under construction or at the planning and design stage in each local authority area. The most recent report, published on 28 May 2021, covers the period up to the end of Quarter 1 2021 and is available at the following link: rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-obrien-publishes-social-housing-construction-status-report-for-q1-2021/.
The Report for Quarter 1 shows there are a significant number of social housing schemes being developed at present. At the end of Quarter 1, there were over 9,000 social homes under construction, with a further 8,729 homes at various stages of the design and pre- tender process. In Quarter 1, 51 schemes delivering nearly 700 homes were completed. The data pertaining to the Construction Status Report for Quarter 2 will be collated in the coming weeks and published thereafter.
The Government will shortly be publishing its new housing strategy, ‘Housing for All’, which will set out targets for social housing delivery over the next five years.
