Thomas Gould
Question:405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses delivered, by local authority and by AHBs respectively, by county, in tabular form. [54855/23]
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Questions (405, 408, 409, 412, 443)
Thomas Gould
Question:408. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP properties purchased by local authorities in 2023, in tabular form. [54859/23]
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Question:409. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall percentage of social housing delivered in 2023 under universal design principles. [54860/23]
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Question:412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for publication of Q4 2023 housing delivery statistics. [54863/23]
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Paul McAuliffe
Question:443. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new/additional social housing units provided, by county, in each of the past ten years; the number of persons accommodated in same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55223/23]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 405, 408, 409, 412 and 443 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 housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This includes delivery of Acquisitions. This data is available to the end of Q2 2023, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: gov.ie - Overall social and affordable housing provision (www.gov.ie)
My Department 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 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 link below: gov.ie - Social Housing Construction Projects Status Report Q2 2023 (www.gov.ie)
Data for Q3 2023 is currently being collated and will be published shortly.
Under Housing for All, each local authority was required to prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan. This Plan sets out details of both social and affordable housing delivery as appropriate over the period 2022-2026, in line with targets set under Housing for All. In preparing the Plans, local authorities were required to include details of land available to deliver housing and details of land acquisition requirements. The Plans also include details of the locations and delivery streams for social housing schemes. The Plans have been published on local authority websites.
The Design Manual for Quality Housing, is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/b3e02-design-manual-for-quality-housing/ .The Manual includes internal layouts which meet the requirements of universal design homes as set out in the Universal Design Guidelines for Homes in Ireland. The policy document, the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022–2027, sets a requirement for local authorities in the delivery of social housing, to ensure that 50% of the new pipeline delivery being reserved for disabled people in each local authority is wheelchair liveable.