Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
347. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average number of weeks that the four stage approval process is currently taking for social housing new builds that were completed in the past 12 months. [4802/22]
View answerThe average number of weeks for assessment and approval within my Department of local authority social housing construction projects under the four stage approval process, for projects completing that process in the last 12 months, is 24 weeks.
I recently announced measures to further improve the quality, cost-effectiveness and pace of delivery of social homes. The new Design Manual for Quality Housing will help to improve the quality of social housing by guiding local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, and their consultants, on the design of social housing site layouts and the internal layouts of individual social homes.
I also announced the completion of a Review of Pre-Construction Processes for Social Housing Projects which sets out a number of practical actions to further streamline the processes, while ensuring that cost effectiveness is being achieved for the taxpayer. Details are available at the following link on my Department's website - www.gov.ie/en/press-release/d7b5c-minister-obrien-launches-two-new-publications-to-improve-quality-quicken-delivery-of-social-homes/.
