Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
933. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing units delivered in each local authority area; the number provided in each local authority area through new build, through acquisition and through leasing, for the first six months of 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/23]
View answer969. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes delivered in 2022 and in the first six months in 2023 under the following categories - social, affordable, cost rental and to divide out how many were delivered through building or acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 933 and 969 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, 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.
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of 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/
My Department also publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR). The CSR provides details of social housing developments and their location that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and tender processes. The most recent publication was for Quarter 4 2022. All Construction Status Reports are available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/
A version of the CSR file can also be downloaded for analysis of completions, locations, approvals stage etc at the link below: www.gov.ie/en/publication/14f82-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q4-2022/
Data for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2023 is currently being collated and will be published shortly, in conjunction with the Construction Status Reports.
