Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
804. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be built by local authorities in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/22]
View answer805. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be bought in the market by local authorities in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/22]
View answer807. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be provided by Approved Housing Bodies in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/22]
View answer808. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall number of social housing units that he expects to be provided in 2022 and 2023 respectively; if he will provide a breakdown by delivery mechanism; the capital and current funding allocated for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 804, 805, 807 and 808 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. 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 funding through the Housing Finance Agency.
Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. The below table contains the targets for build, acquisition and lease for 2022 and 2023.
|
Build |
Acquisition |
Lease |
|
|
2022 |
9,000 |
200 |
1,300 |
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2023 |
9,100 |
200 |
1,200 |
A key action of Housing for All is that local authorities will develop and submit Housing Delivery Action Plans to include details of social and affordable housing delivery. The Plans set out details of both social and affordable housing delivery as appropriate over the period 2022-2026, in line with targets set under Housing for All. The Plans also include details of the locations and delivery streams for social housing schemes. These Plans are available on the websites of the relevant local authorities.
My Department also publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR). The CSR provides details of social housing developments that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and pre-tender process. The most recent publication was for Quarter 1 2022 and is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/6912a-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q1-2022/
Details of the funding provided in Budget 2022 for all housing programmes, including the delivery of new social homes, is set out in the 2022 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2022
Further specific details in respect of the 2022 capital and current funding provisions for housing programmes are available in the Budget 2022 Expenditure Report which is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/0020e-budget-2021/
The 2023 budgetary allocations for individual Housing programmes will be determined as part of the Estimates process, which is ongoing.
