Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 October 2023
126. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental and affordable homes built in Cork city and county in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/23]
View answerUnder Housing for All, the Government will deliver 54,000 affordable homes by 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.
With 2022 representing the first full year of affordable housing delivery under the schemes introduced in the Affordable Housing Act 2021, local authorities now complete and submit data returns to my Department on delivery of affordable homes in their area in the same manner as is done for social housing. The 2022 statistical data is published on the Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.
Statistical data for the first two quarters of 2023 was published on my Department's website in September 2023 at the following link - www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.
2022 represented the commencement of a very ambitious programme of delivery of affordable housing. This momentum will continue with delivery increasing significantly this year, and my Department is working closely with the local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the LDA and other stakeholders to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing.
