Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2015
590. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the housing delivery targets for each local authority area giving the number of homes that will be supplied through new council-owned accommodation and the number that will be supplied through privately owned accommodation. [18499/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Housing Strategy’s targeted provision of over 110,000 social housing units to 2020, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme, will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet potential future demand. The ambitious targets for each local authority to 2017, announced on 1 April 2015, combined with provisional funding of €1.5 billion, will see local authorities and approved housing bodies use a combination of building, buying and leasing schemes. These targets to 2017 include almost 7,500 units that will be capital-funded and 15,400 current-funded units, of which 11,400 will be delivered through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) and 4,000 delivered through the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). In addition, the Social Housing Strategy aims to support 28,000 households, to 2017, through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).
A breakdown of the social housing targets for each local authority, out to 2017, are available on my Department’s website at the following link:http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/News/MainBody,41016,en.htm .
A further breakdown of these targets has been notified to the local authorities, the details of which are as follows:
|
- |
Local Authority Housing/ AHB delivery/ Return of vacant properties |
Local Authority Housing/ AHB delivery/ Return of vacant properties |
Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme |
Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme |
Rental Accommodation Scheme |
Rental Accommodation Scheme |
|
Local Authority |
2015/7 |
2015 |
2016/7 |
2015 |
2016/7 |
|
|
Carlow County Council |
€17.5m |
94 |
65 |
195 |
40 |
41 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€11.2m |
60 |
25 |
58 |
53 |
44 |
|
Clare County Council |
€22.9m |
124 |
75 |
215 |
57 |
58 |
|
Cork City Council |
€118.9m |
643 |
128 |
365 |
105 |
108 |
|
Cork County Council |
€74.0m |
401 |
170 |
494 |
75 |
77 |
|
DLR County Council |
€58.3m |
316 |
75 |
138 |
75 |
77 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€31.5m |
170 |
65 |
179 |
46 |
47 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€277.2m |
1498 |
425 |
1201 |
110 |
113 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€73.3m |
396 |
200 |
557 |
110 |
113 |
|
Galway City Council |
€25.2m |
136 |
90 |
251 |
20 |
21 |
|
Galway County Council |
€26.6m |
144 |
80 |
230 |
80 |
74 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€56.2m |
304 |
130 |
367 |
127 |
130 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€80.1m |
433 |
180 |
508 |
80 |
82 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€39.8m |
215 |
103 |
310 |
39 |
19 |
|
Laois County Council |
€29.4m |
158 |
35 |
145 |
15 |
13 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€3.6m |
20 |
20 |
38 |
20 |
21 |
|
Limerick City and County |
€54.1m |
293 |
100 |
291 |
34 |
35 |
|
Longford County Council |
€6.3m |
34 |
35 |
79 |
30 |
32 |
|
Louth County Council |
€53.2m |
288 |
115 |
328 |
23 |
24 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€27.2m |
146 |
50 |
137 |
115 |
118 |
|
Meath County Council |
€24.8m |
134 |
75 |
209 |
50 |
51 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€10.4m |
55 |
30 |
79 |
20 |
21 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€13.9m |
75 |
73 |
207 |
15 |
15 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€4.7m |
25 |
15 |
3 |
55 |
54 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€18.7m |
101 |
20 |
48 |
65 |
67 |
|
Sth Dublin County Council |
€64.7m |
350 |
200 |
561 |
165 |
169 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€52.9m |
287 |
90 |
252 |
100 |
103 |
|
Waterford City and County |
€30.3m |
164 |
120 |
336 |
69 |
71 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€27.5m |
148 |
72 |
226 |
52 |
44 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€21.1m |
114 |
89 |
251 |
110 |
113 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€28.9m |
156 |
50 |
142 |
45 |
45 |
Of the €1.5 billion funding to enable the delivery of the Social Housing Strategy targets, €312 million has now been assigned to specific housing projects, which will provide a kick-start to the direct-build local authority social housing programme. It is important to recognise that direct build is just one of a suite of delivery mechanisms and this is the first announcement, with further approvals to be announced in due course.
This first phase announcement of some 100 housing projects will deliver some 1,700 units across all 31 local authorities by 2017. The specific details, including funding and the number of units to be constructed in each local authority area are available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/News/MainBody,41340,en.htm.
Further project approvals will be announced on a phased basis throughout the year as further assessments are completed. It is my intention that all of the projects already announced will be completed by 2017, at the latest.
Local authorities are responsible for the detailed planning and social housing provision , at a local level, based on the identified need in their areas. It is a matter for each local authority, working with my Department, to identify and bring forward appropriate proposals to respond to the local housing need including consideration of options to acquire available properties, new building developments, leasing and the provision of housing supports through the private rental sector.
