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Housing Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 September 2021

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Questions (389)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

389. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be possible to front-load expenditure on housing projects, local authority and affordable, in 2021 in order to make a serious head start on the housing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/21]

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The Government’s commitment to increase the supply of public housing was underpinned in Budget 2021, which provided €3.3 billion to deliver housing programmes this year. This funding will support social and affordable housing delivery, along with the continued implementation of a broad range of programmes providing targeted support to meet housing need.

My Department works with local authorities to determine work proposals and related funding requirements. Funding is provided to the local authorities on an ongoing basis as housing projects are progressed and claims fall due for payment. Since 2016 almost €11 billion has been provided to deliver my Department's housing programmes.

The recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade, with targets for the delivery of a total of 88,400 new build social homes and 53,800 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2030.

Housing for All is supported by a multi annual investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. The specific exchequer allocations for 2022 are currently being determined in the context of the annual estimates process.

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