Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 November 2023
122. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what plans are in place to provide affordable housing in Cork county and specifically the Macroom LEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49048/23]
View answer125. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measure his Department is taking to ensure affordable housing is provided in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will provide an update on same. [48129/23]
View answer127. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes that have been delivered to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48459/23]
View answer152. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of housing on public-owned sites in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11. [49070/23]
View answer165. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48957/23]
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 nine year period of the plan to 2030. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes 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.
My Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR) quarterly. 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 2 2023. 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 following link www.gov.ie/en/publication/3aeae-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q2-2023/
Local authorities also 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. Statistical reports detailing affordable housing delivery during 2022 and for the first two quarters of 2023 are available on my Department's website at the following link - www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery
Following the publication of Housing for All in September 2021, I asked all local authorities to prepare Housing Delivery Action Plans. These plans sets out details of both social and affordable housing delivery as appropriate over the period 2022-2026 in line with targets set out under Housing for All. 18 local authorities, including Dublin City, Carlow County and Cork County Councils were asked to include affordable housing delivery projections in their plan, to deliver on the five-year Affordable Housing delivery targets assigned in March 2022. The Plans also include details of the locations and delivery streams for social housing schemes. A copy of each Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan is available on their individual websites.
Circular 06/2023 was issued to all local authorities on 21 February 2023 and provides guidance on preparing an application for Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) assistance for suitable affordable purchase or cost rental schemes in circumstances where a target has not been assigned but localised need with affordability constraint has been identified. No application for AHF assistance has been submitted by Cavan or Monaghan County Councils to date. My Department has met with Monaghan County Council to provide advice and guidance and further assistance with developing schemes is available from my Department, the Housing Agency and the Housing Delivery Co-ordination Office within the Local Government Management Association.
Significant progress is being made to deliver the ambitious targets contained in Housing for All and my Department is working closely with the local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the LDA and other stakeholders to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable housing.
