Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2016
267. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average of cost of one, two, three, and four bed local authority new build units on the basis of costings submitted to his Department by local authorities over the past 12 months. [11873/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table contains the average costs for the range of differently sized social housing units as sought by the Deputy, in terms of both construction costs and 'all- in' costs. These are based on the analysis of returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period. Construction cost is reflective of building costs to include VAT inclusive of normal site works and site development. All-in cost reflects a composite figure to include the addition of site purchase cost, design team fees, utilities, site investigations, surveys, etc. as appropriate. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures.
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1-Bed. |
2-Bed. (1 storey) |
2-Bed. (2 storey) |
3 - Bed. |
4 - Bed. |
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Construct. |
All-in |
Construct. |
All-in |
Construct. |
All-in |
Construct. |
All-in |
Construct. |
All-in |
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129,826 |
165,250 |
135,188 |
171,382 |
142,741 |
179,585 |
151,385 |
189,271 |
160,024 |
199,029 |
In general, information on the average cost of current social housing developments of various sizes is preliminary at this stage, pending a greater number of projects having completed the tender stage. At that point, the likely cost of the projects of different scale will be on a more reliable footing. While substantial numbers of new social housing construction projects have been approved, these must all proceed through the planning process and this and other factors will have a direct impact on the projects in terms of house type, timing for advancement and costs.
Other factors that will directly influence the cost of new social housing developments of different scale will be their geographic location and land costs and conditions. The prevailing economic conditions at present suggest that housing costs, including social housing costs, are more likely to rise rather than fall during 2016. This is due to the fact that, in general, housing supply currently falls significantly short of housing demand and that construction input costs are subject to inflationary pressures as the construction industry transitions from under-activity over an extended period to significant growth in all sectors (i.e. residential, commercial and civil construction).
Information on capital-funded construction projects that have been announced since the launch of the Social Housing Strategy is available on my Department’s website at the following links: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/News/MainBody,41340,en.htm, http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/News/MainBody,42225,en.htm
http://www.environ.ie/housing/social-housing/ministers-kelly-coffey-announce-further-1000-social-housing-units .
