Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
424. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of data (details supplied) under several sub-headings for each the past ten years, in tabular form. [12920/23]
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, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. 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. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2022, and 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/Data on the number of private rented tenancies registered with the RTB from 2005-2021 is available on the RTB website at the following link: www.rtb.ie/data-hub/rtb-private-tenancy-registration-statistics. Information can also be obtained from the RTB’s dedicated Oireachtas Members’ email address OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie. Data on Approved Housing Body (AHB) tenancies registered with the RTB is also available from the RTB website at the following link: www.rtb.ie/data-hub/approved-housing-bodies
My Department does not hold details of the number of homes that are owned as a principle private residence, or details of tenancies in local authority or AHB properties. My Department has no role in Rent Supplement, which is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection.
