I propose to take Questions Nos. 2215 and 2216 together.
Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing, including apartments. This involves undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order to facilitate an increased level of housing output into the future.
A working group, chaired by my Department, with a broad range of industry representatives, has been established and has met on a number of occasions since December 2016. While it is intended that the working group will concentrate on the domestic market, the Housing Agency is currently advancing an analysis of delivery costs and international comparisons. Both studies are due for completion shortly.
Separately, my Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing and planning statistics including a House Construction Cost Index which monitors labour costs in the construction industry and the cost of building materials and can be accessed at: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/private-rented-housing/house-building/national-house-construction-cost-index.