Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
340. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of unfinished developments by each county or local authority in tabular form; the number that are fully unoccupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/21]
View answer341. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives that are in place to assist in completing unfinished developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42239/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together.
My Department conducted Unfinished Housing Developments surveys with assistance from all local authorities between 2010 and 2017. A Progress Report was prepared each year based on the data and analysis from each survey. The most recent reports and auxiliary data are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/706ac-unfinished-housing-developments-annual-reports/.
Approximately 3,000 developments were surveyed in 2010. The 2017 survey identified that overall there had been a 91% reduction of ‘unfinished’ developments since 2010 with 256 developments remaining on the ‘unfinished’ list. Of these 256 developments in 2017 only 159 were occupied in some part by residents.
In September 2020 my Department asked local authorities to re-evaluate and assess the remaining 256 developments. These developments were surveyed by the local authorities in September / October 2020 and within this cohort of 256 developments, it was found that there was a 52% reduction in ‘unfinished’ developments since 2017. Of the 256 developments surveyed, the number of developments classified as ‘unfinished’ from the 2017 survey had almost halved to 124 developments nationally, which is a 96% reduction from the initial number of unfinished developments surveyed in 2010. From the 256 developments surveyed:
- 132 of the 256 developments are now being removed from the list of unfinished developments because they are substantially complete and / or active sites that are now finishing. Many of these developments will now progress to being considered for taking in charge by the relevant local authority.
- 124 developments remain ‘unfinished’.
Of the 124 unfinished developments, 326 houses and 13 apartments were vacant at the time of survey in 2020. The table below outlines the breakdown by county, including those that were fully unoccupied.
Unfinished Developments by County, September 2020
|
LA |
Total Developments |
Total Unoccupied |
|
Carlow |
6 |
1 |
|
Cavan |
5 |
4 |
|
Clare |
4 |
1 |
|
Cork County |
7 |
4 |
|
Donegal |
17 |
7 |
|
Dublin City |
1 |
1 |
|
Fingal |
5 |
0 |
|
Galway County |
4 |
2 |
|
Kerry |
2 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
1 |
|
Laois |
3 |
3 |
|
Leitrim |
9 |
5 |
|
Limerick |
6 |
4 |
|
Longford |
1 |
1 |
|
Louth |
4 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
2 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
1 |
|
Offaly |
3 |
0 |
|
Roscommon |
14 |
7 |
|
Sligo |
3 |
1 |
|
Tipperary |
10 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
3 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
9 |
5 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
1 |
|
|
124 |
57 |
A list of unfinished housing estates can be found under the ‘unfinished’ tab layer on the MyPlan website available at the following link: www.myplan.ie.
In the line with the commitment in Housing for All, local authorities will continue to assess the best options for resolution of unfinished developments and/or developments that are to be taken in charge.
Question No. 341 answered with Question No. 340.
