John Lahart
Question:154. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental homes or affordable homes that are expected to be delivered in south Dublin County in 2022. [22374/22]
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The Affordable Housing Act 2021 established a basis for four new affordable housing measures. These measures deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to put affordability at the heart of the housing system and prioritise the increased supply of affordable homes through (1) delivering affordable purchase homes on Local Authority lands, (2) the introduction of a new form of tenure in Cost Rental, (3) a First Home shared equity scheme and (4) expanding Part V planning requirements to increase the 10% contribution requirement to 20% and to apply it to Cost Rental as well as social and affordable housing.
This Act, supported by the unprecedented levels of funding committed to in the Housing for All strategy, averaging over €4 billion annually, will underpin the delivery of affordable housing targets. At a national level, 54,000 affordable homes will be delivered between now and 2030 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 Act and the funding being made available, will be underpinned by local authorities' Housing Delivery Action Plans. Local authorities, including South Dublin County Council, 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. The Plans are being revised and updated by local authorities in the light of ongoing engagement and clarifications, and I expect that they will be ready for publication by local authorities by the by the end of Q2. They will provide a comprehensive overview of projected delivery of affordable housing in South Dublin, and nationally.
My Department understands that South Dublin County Council has notified successful applicants in relation to 16 Affordable Purchase homes under Advance Purchase arrangements at Kilcarbery Grange, Clondalkin. Three Affordable Purchase schemes are currently in planning stages; Rathcoole, Killinarden and Clonburris, with construction expected to commence later this year.
44 CREL-funded Cost Rental tenancies are expected at Parklands, Citywest in the near future, where tenants have already been selected by the Approved Housing Body Tuath. These units are expected to be delivered in Q2. The Cost Rental units are part of a mixed tenure development, which will comprise of 1,010 homes on completion. The Cost Rental units will consist of two-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom duplexes, with rents set at €1,264 and €1,297 respectively.
Tenants have also been selected by Tuath for the 74 Cost Rental homes due to be completed at Kilcarbery Grange in Q2 2022. Cost Rents will be set at €1,025 for the one-bedroom apartments and €1,229 for the two-bedroom apartments.
As affordable housing programmes are rolled out, additional affordable housing delivery will be facilitated through the expanded 20% Part V requirement, the introduction of the 'First Home' shared equity scheme, and the LDA’s ‘Project Tosaigh’.