Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
375. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes delivered under various schemes (details supplied) for each of the years 2020 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [54498/22]
View answerHousing 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. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. 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.
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity including figures on the Repair and Leasing Scheme and on Mortgage to Rent delivery. Data to the end of Quarter 2 2022 is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/
Since the Buy and Renew Scheme was introduced in 2016, local authorities have purchased over 750 homes to be refurbished for social housing use. A breakdown for 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date is set out in the table below.
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Buy & Renew Units delivered by Year |
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2020 |
90 |
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2021 |
60 |
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2022 (to end Quarter 2) |
20 |
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Total |
190 |
