Barry Cowen
Ceist:1809. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of rapid build units completed in 2017. [1576/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 16 January 2018
Ceisteanna (1809, 1812, 1813)
Barry Cowen
Ceist:1812. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing unit acquisitions completed in 2017. [1579/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraBarry Cowen
Ceist:1813. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Part V units completed in 2017. [1580/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1809, 1812 and 1813 together.
Through the supports made available from my Department, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects, the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use and through working with approved housing bodies.
Provisional details on the number of properties purchased and built in all local authority areas, for letting to those on the social housing waiting lists in 2017, are available on my Department’s website at the following links:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/rebuilding-ireland/social-housing-delivery-2017-ministers-statement.
http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/attachments/rebuilding_ireland_progress_against_targets_14.01.2018.xlsx
Under the Social Housing Capital programme, 208 Rapid Delivery homes were completed by end 2017 (186 of which were during 2017) with in excess of 470 further homes at various stages of advancement, the vast majority of which are scheduled for delivery in 2018. Under the Department’s current funding programmes, approved housing bodies are also being asked to consider delivering schemes using Rapid Build methodologies and a number of them have or will transfer schemes from traditional to Rapid Delivery over the coming months.
I also publish separate details on the outputs under Part V arrangements and these are also available on my Department's website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/affordable-housing/affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics.
Information is respect of 2017 is currently being finalised and will then be formally published.