Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the number of housing completions in Cork in 2022; the projected number for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/23]
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 and 54,000 affordable 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.
With regard to social housing delivery activity, my Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis. This data is available to the end of Quarter 4 2022. This data 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/
With 2022 representing the first full year of affordable housing delivery under the schemes introduced in the Affordable Housing Act 2021, local authorities, including Cork City Council and Cork County Council, have completed and submitted to my Department, data returns on delivery of affordable homes in their respective areas, in the same manner as is done for social housing. The 2022 statistical data is published on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.
In addition, the Central Statistics Office publishes data on all new dwelling completions, which is available on the CSO website at the following link: New Dwelling Completions Q1 2023 - CSO - Central Statistics Office
Finally, a key action of Housing for All required local authorities to develop a Housing Delivery Action Plan, to include details of social and affordable housing delivery, as appropriate, over the period 2022-2026, in line with targets set under Housing for All. The Plans have been published on the respective local authority websites. A copy of the Cork City Council Plan and the Cork County Council Plan can be accessed at the respective links:
www.corkcity.ie/en/media-folder/housing/cork-city-council-housing-delivery-action-plan.pdf
www.corkcoco.ie/en/resident/housing/housing-delivery-action-plan-2022-2026
