Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 March 2022
277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the degree to which he has plans to meet the housing requirements of those currently on local authority housing waiting lists with particular reference to County Kildare and adjoining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12289/22]
View answer280. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the local authority lists of counties throughout Leinster that are currently facing a serious housing shortage at present; the extent to which he plans to deal with those on the lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12292/22]
View answer285. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to be in a position to dramatically shorten the waiting times for local authority built houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12297/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 280 and 285 together.
Housing 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 47,600 new build social homes in the period 2022-2026. 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 (LDA) and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency.
In September 2021, I issued social housing targets for build and long-term lease to all local authorities for 2022-2026. The targets for Kildare are set out in table below.
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Target 2022 Build & Lease |
Target 2023 Build & Lease |
Target 2024 Build |
Target 2025 Build |
Target 2026 Build |
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632 |
486 |
409 |
440 |
449 |
Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The SSHA captures the total number of households qualified for social housing support across the country whose social housing need has not yet been met and helps better inform policy and plan for the delivery of the right types of social housing support. The most recently published summary, conducted in November 2020, shows 61,880 households assessed as qualified for and needing social housing support. This is a decrease of 6,813 households, or 9.9%, on the assessment in June 2019. The 2020 summary is available at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/970ea-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2020-key-findings/#:~:text=The%20Summary%20of%20Social%20Housing,is%20not%20currently%20being%20met.
The 2021 SSHA process is underway and I expect to publish the summary report later this month.
