Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
758. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed homes in Dublin under the buy and renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41412/22]
View answer759. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed homes outside Dublin under the buy and renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/22]
View answer835. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring one, two, three and four-bed homes per unit in Dublin under the buy-and-renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41813/22]
View answer836. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring one, two, three and four-bed homes per unit outside Dublin under the buy-and-renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 758, 759, 835 and 836 together.
Since the Buy and Renew Scheme was introduced, my Department has assisted local authorities to purchased over 750 homes for social housing use. Nationally, excluding the 4 Dublin local authorities, the average cost to deliver one of these homes has been c.€183k, within the 4 Dublin local authority areas the cost is c.€267k, both averages include the purchase cost and the cost for the necessary improvement works to the properties to make them suitable for social housing use. As my Department does not collate statistical information with regard to bedroom numbers broken down per unit, this information is not available.
I have asked local authorities to increasingly target vacant and derelict properties that can be brought back to use as part of new public housing delivery, particularly where good value for money can be obtained and there is not an adverse impact on the local property market and I have assured them of my Department's support in this regard.
