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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2022

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Questions (219, 220)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital cost ceilings for each local authority for the Social Housing Investment Programme, part V, turnkey and acquisitions in tabular form; and if these ceilings have been reviewed recently or are in the process of being reviewed. [13678/22]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

220. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing developments and units currently delayed due to the cost being above the capital cost ceilings in tabular form. [13679/22]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together.

The current cost guidelines for the acquisition of houses and apartments for social housing use were updated and issued to local authorities in May 2021. A copy of these, in tabular format will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The guidelines are generally reviewed annually and the intention is to conduct a further review in Q2 of 2022.

It is not the case that social housing developments are delayed due to costs being above the Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) for social housing construction projects. The range of social housing developments being advanced will always include projects with costs that are, on occasion, below or above the Department’s issued UCCs. As UCCs are based on previously tendered social housing construction projects, they act as useful guide costs for local authorities and AHBs to benchmark their projects against.

However, it is understood by all involved in advancing social housing projects that a range of factors can impact on the costs for individual projects. Project-specific issues will always arise and will be central to how a project can be advanced and the costs for same. These factors are part of the regular engagement that happens between my Department and local authorities/AHBs which is focussed on facilitating the earliest possible delivery of new social homes that are both high quality and value for money.

To that end, as well as sharing UCCs with local authorities, my Department has previously shared outline specifications for new social housing and has also recently issued a new 'Design Manual' which will guide local authorities, AHBs and their Design Teams/consultants, on the design of social housing site layouts and the internal layouts of individual social homes.

HOUSES

APARTMENTS

2 BED TOWNHOUSES

3 BED HOUSES

4 BED HOUSES

1 BED APARTMENTS

2 BED APARTMENTS

LA

Range - Low/High

Average

Range - Low/High

Average

Range - Low/High

Average

Range - Low/High

Average

Range - Low/High

Average

Carlow

93,000

199,200

146,100

119,500

265,700

192,600

199,200

292,200

245,700

71,800

103,700

87,750

95,000

181,300

138,150

Cavan

85,100

170,400

127,750

106,400

201,300

153,850

128,700

243,900

186,300

59,300

74,200

66,750

74,200

148,300

111,250

Clare

101,300

158,300

129,800

156,400

247,000

201,700

171,000

267,400

219,200

64,800

97,100

80,950

90,700

155,400

123,050

Cork City

151,200

265,900

208,550

175,300

356,600

265,950

271,900

414,800

343,350

113,200

214,400

163,800

175,000

245,000

210,000

Cork County

106,900

237,100

172,000

145,300

331,200

238,250

197,500

359,000

278,250

75,600

197,500

136,550

87,200

215,000

151,100

Donegal

80,400

168,800

124,600

88,800

186,100

137,450

107,500

212,700

160,100

50,600

78,800

64,700

67,500

135,000

101,250

Dublin City

211,300

526,700

369,000

320,600

584,000

452,300

435,100

704,200

569,650

173,500

404,800

289,150

196,600

474,200

335,400

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown

245,800

547,500

396,650

337,900

610,400

474,150

359,700

692,200

525,950

201,100

357,500

279,300

223,500

381,600

302,550

Fingal

188,300

396,000

292,150

222,200

466,600

344,400

288,900

561,100

425,000

135,300

304,400

219,850

169,100

327,000

248,050

South Dublin

189,100

372,500

280,800

222,400

406,400

314,400

316,900

448,200

382,550

145,900

277,900

211,900

175,200

338,700

256,950

Galway

135,900

247,100

191,500

148,200

308,800

228,500

210,000

335,600

272,800

75,200

188,000

131,600

94,000

300,800

197,400

Kerry

92,500

200,400

146,450

105,700

219,900

162,800

111,400

266,000

188,700

56,300

174,300

115,300

78,800

219,300

149,050

Kildare

136,900

309,500

223,200

171,200

386,000

278,600

319,500

421,100

370,300

112,400

174,800

143,600

121,300

258,000

189,650

Kilkenny

107,900

177,000

142,450

119,900

296,800

208,350

167,800

325,400

246,600

107,900

194,100

151,000

129,000

232,200

180,600

Laois

80,400

155,500

117,950

111,400

213,700

162,550

123,700

252,600

188,150

64,700

117,700

91,200

82,500

135,400

108,950

Leitrim

82,700

133,600

108,150

107,500

187,000

147,250

132,300

247,000

189,650

57,200

68,400

62,800

61,500

114,500

88,000

Limerick

92,500

233,000

162,750

141,800

291,200

216,500

189,800

345,200

267,500

75,000

125,000

100,000

100,000

170,000

135,000

Longford

73,800

140,900

107,350

110,700

190,100

150,400

118,000

241,400

179,700

53,600

80,500

67,050

60,400

120,800

90,600

Louth

96,600

193,200

144,900

181,100

332,000

256,550

217,400

358,900

288,150

90,800

125,000

107,900

103,700

200,800

152,250

Mayo

102,700

181,100

141,900

111,400

223,500

167,450

120,700

265,700

193,200

82,500

94,200

88,350

94,200

170,900

132,550

Meath

154,700

240,800

197,750

192,600

349,200

270,900

216,700

389,800

303,250

80,300

195,000

137,650

86,000

229,300

157,650

Monaghan

100,500

177,200

138,850

117,900

276,700

197,300

200,900

301,000

250,950

60,800

75,900

68,350

101,000

173,000

137,000

Offaly

98,800

190,000

144,400

144,800

229,200

187,000

165,600

257,000

211,300

72,100

100,900

86,500

79,300

155,000

117,150

Roscommon

86,600

145,400

116,000

93,400

181,800

137,600

119,900

242,400

181,150

52,500

65,000

58,750

66,600

163,600

115,100

Sligo

94,700

172,000

133,350

101,300

202,700

152,000

108,900

270,300

189,600

55,000

75,000

65,000

67,500

172,000

119,750

Tipperary

82,500

198,600

140,550

90,200

233,200

161,700

110,000

263,600

186,800

64,500

91,700

78,100

78,800

149,000

113,900

Waterford

93,700

219,700

156,700

143,700

281,900

212,800

201,100

347,500

274,300

80,000

140,000

110,000

90,400

211,500

150,950

Westmeath

110,000

160,200

135,100

137,500

249,900

193,700

168,000

287,500

227,750

93,800

128,300

111,050

109,300

162,000

135,650

Wexford

113,400

189,000

151,200

123,800

256,100

189,950

157,100

280,300

218,700

72,100

96,100

84,100

90,100

162,200

126,150

Wicklow

180,400

337,800

259,100

228,500

412,200

320,350

246,500

532,500

389,500

91,600

229,000

160,300

126,000

320,600

223,300

1. High range thresholds are based on stock in primary County town(s)/areas

2. All recommendations are based on town based location acquistions in good condition

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