Thomas Gould
Question:80. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated timeline for the delivery of houses in Boherboy Road, County Cork [13255/22]
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The Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.
Delivery of affordable housing, in accordance with the schemes set out in the Affordable Housing Act, 2021 and the funding being made available, will be underpinned by local authorities' Housing Delivery Action Plans. Local authorities submitted their Plans to me in December 2021. Preparation of the Plans allowed each local authority to assess the level of demand with affordability constraint in their area based on the Housing Need and Demand Assessment and plan provision accordingly.
Boherboy Road in Cork City will be the first local authority affordable purchase homes to be completed. Of the 116 affordable purchase homes on this development, Cork City Council has advised my Department that 37 three bedroom homes are expected to be delivered this year, in two phases, at discounts of up to 20% on market value, with the remainder to be delivered in 2023. The first phase is expected to be made available shortly.