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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Questions (509, 583)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

509. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that were delivered through the mortgage-to-rent, buy-and-renew and repair-and-lease schemes in 2022, in tabular form. [63748/22]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

583. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage-to-rent applications, approvals and completions in 2022, broken down by local authority area; the number of repair-and-lease applications, broken down by local authority area, approvals and completions in 2022; and the number of buy-and-renew applications, approvals and completions in 2022, broken down by local authority area, in tabular form. [2131/23]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 583 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. 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. Data on the Repair and Leasing scheme in respect of all local authorities to end Q3 2022 is published on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#repair-and-leasing-scheme-rls. This includes the number of units delivered by each local authority to end Q3 2022 and the number of applications since the launch of the scheme.

The table below shows the number of Mortgage-to-Rent applications, approvals and completions in 2022.

Local Authority

Applications

Approvals

Completions

Carlow

11

11

11

Cavan

14

8

8

Clare

13

14

14

Cork City

22

22

22

Cork County

29

22

22

DLR

11

7

7

Donegal

29

26

26

Dublin City

13

0

0

Fingal

30

18

18

Galway City

5

2

2

Galway County

11

10

10

Kerry

20

8

8

Kildare

35

36

36

Kilkenny

11

11

11

Laois

16

14

14

Leitrim

7

2

2

Limerick

20

15

15

Longford

1

2

2

Louth

46

31

31

Mayo

10

9

9

Meath

38

34

34

Monaghan

11

8

8

Offaly

16

9

9

Roscommon

5

4

4

Sligo

8

6

6

South Dublin

31

23

23

Tipperary

17

10

10

Waterford

20

19

19

Westmeath

10

7

7

Wexford

25

23

23

Wicklow

12

21

21

TOTAL

547

432

432

Under Housing for All, Buy & Renew is a key element in tackling vacancy and dereliction. The Buy & Renew scheme supports local authorities in purchasing and renewing vacant housing units in need of repair, which can then be made available for social housing use. Details of the number of Buy & Renew units acquired by each local authority in 2022 are set out below. Data on the number of applications made may be available directly from local authorities. My Department is working to support increased Buy and Renew activity in local authorities.

Local Authority

No of Units

Cork City

10

Cork County

7

Dublin City

11

Laois

1

Limerick

17

Meath

5

Roscommon

2

Tipperary

6

Total

59

Note: Buy & Renew figures are subject to revision as claims are received from local authorities.

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