Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2021
352. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is planned to allocate additional funding resources to Galway County Council housing department to implement the government's ambitious programme Housing for All in view of the current staff deficit in the council and the lack of resources to fund additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54752/21]
View answerThe 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, supported by an investment package of over €4b per annum. The Government plans to deliver more than 90,000 social homes to 2030, with a focus on the social housing build programme, with a target to reach delivery of more than 9,500 new-build homes on average each year for the next five years to 2026.
Housing for All also includes a commitment to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to initiate, design, plan, develop and manage housing projects. Significant work has been undertaken to identify the additional staff resources required by local authorities to deliver the social housing targets set out in Housing for All. My Department will be providing resources to local authorities to allow for the recruitment of additional staff and will be notifying the local authorities of the arrangements in this regard in the coming weeks.
