Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of Part V units paid for by each local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the average cost of these units in each of these years in each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6981/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department publishes a wide range of statistical information on housing delivery, including information on Part V units acquired, and these are available on the Department’s website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/affordable-housing/affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics.
Given the reduced levels of construction activity in recent years, there has been limited delivery of units under Part V. Accordingly, average costs based on such a limited number of units may not give a representative indication of costs more generally. Subject to that qualification, and taking account of the fact that some local authorities now utilise their own resources , alongside funding provided by my Department, to fund Part V obligations, the average cost of Part V units funded by my Department in 2016 was €161,160 per unit.
