Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 March 2022
136. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the plans of his Department to deliver social housing in County Tipperary between 2022 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11862/22]
View answerHousing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of an average of 10,000 new social homes and 6,000 affordable homes each year. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an 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 and €5bn in funding through the Housing Finance Agency, over a five year period.
Social housing build and lease targets for the period 2022 - 2026 issued to local authorities in September 2021. The social housing new build targets for Tipperary are set out in the table below.
|
Target 2022 Build |
Target 2023 Build |
Target 2024 Build |
Target 2025 Build |
Target 2026 Build |
|
230 |
155 |
158 |
170 |
174 |
Under Housing for All, each local authority, including Tipperary County Council were required to prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan, setting out details of social and affordable housing delivery in the period 2022-2026. I received a plan from Tipperary County Council in December 2021 and my Department is working with the Housing Delivery Coordination Office to review the plan, having regard to Housing for All targets and policy objectives. The Housing Delivery Action Plans will be published in Quarter 2.
