Clare Daly
Ceist:1172. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of building affordable houses for each of the four Dublin local authorities, in tabular form. [1355/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 15 January 2019
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In order to support the affordable housing programmes of local authorities, the Government has committed €310 million, over the three years 2019 to 2021, under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) announced as part of Budget 2019. The funding is available for key facilitating infrastructure, on public lands, to support the provision of affordable homes to purchase or rent. I envisage a maximum amount of SSF funding of €50,000 per affordable home and on this basis at least 6,200 affordable homes could be facilitated.
On 11 December 2018, I issued approval in principle for ten infrastructure projects across five local authority areas, in Dublin and Cork, under the first SSF call for proposals. This first tranche of funding of €43 million will enable the delivery of 1,400 affordable homes on local authority lands. I expect infrastructure works on these projects to begin as soon as possible and delivery of affordable homes from early 2020 onwards. Details of these projects are set out in the table below. There are five further projects under active consideration by my Department, with the potential to facilitate the delivery of an additional 230 affordable homes. A second call for proposals will issue early this year.
Table 1: List of projects that have received approval in principle under the SSF first call for proposals
|
Local Authority |
Project/Location |
Total Provisional Cost of Proposal€ |
Provisional Exchequer Grant Amount € |
Provisional Local Authority Contribution€ |
AffordableHousing Potential |
|
Cork County |
Glanmire |
€1,500,000 |
€1,335,000 |
€165,000 |
20 |
|
Cork City |
Boherboy Road |
€4,968,366 |
€4,421,846 |
€546,520 |
103 |
|
Cork City |
Kilmore Road, Churchfield |
€1,410,551 |
€1,255,390 |
€155,160 |
21 |
|
Dublin City |
Cherry Orchard |
€7,645,415 |
€6,804,419 |
€840,996 |
183 |
|
Dublin City |
Balbutcher, Ballymun |
€4,135,351 |
€3,680,462 |
€454,889 |
74 |
|
Dublin City |
Sillogue, Ballymun |
€3,975,000 |
€3,537,750 |
€437,250 |
83 |
|
DLR |
Enniskerry Road |
€4,537,576 |
€4,038,443 |
€499,133 |
50 |
|
Fingal |
Church Fields, Mulhuddart |
€11,000,000 |
€9,790,000 |
€1,210,000 |
753 |
|
Fingal |
Dun Emer, Lusk |
€1,500,000 |
€1,335,000 |
€165,000 |
74 |
|
Fingal |
Hackettstown, Skerries |
€2,198,667 |
€1,956,814 |
€241,853 |
49 |
|
Total |
€42,870,926 |
€38,155,124 |
€4,715,801 |
1410 |
The cost of constructing new affordable homes is dependent on a range of variables, such as the location, the scale of the development and the size and type of the homes involved. However, in preparing their bids for funding under the SSF, local authorities were advised to be guided by the Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) for social housing in determining the cost of the affordable homes to be delivered under this programme.
These UCCs are based on the analysis of returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period, and market tender index information. Construction cost is reflective of building costs (including VAT) and also includes normal site works and site development. All-in cost includes cost of construction, land cost, professional fees, utility connections, site investigations/surveys, archaeology where appropriate, VAT and contribution to public art. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures.
The relevant UCC data for the Dublin local authorities is set out in the tables below.
An important factor in the allocation of funding under the SSF is the capacity to translate that funding into a discount on the affordable homes. In addition, local authorities must consider the market price of similar homes on sale in the equivalent private market and the level of discount on market price envisaged, which will be required under the Affordable Purchase Scheme terms. The objective is to maximise the benefits from public money by funding the best value for money proposals possible.
Table 2: Houses, average costs (2017 Unit Cost Ceilings)
|
1 bed |
1 bed |
2 bed (1 storey) |
2 bed (1 storey) |
2 bed (2 storey) |
2 bed (2 storey) |
3 bed |
3 bed |
4 bed |
4 bed |
|
|
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
|
|
DCC |
216,800 |
275,900 |
223,200 |
283,600 |
232,200 |
293,800 |
242,300 |
305,300 |
252,800 |
316,900 |
|
DLR |
182,000 |
234,500 |
187,800 |
240,300 |
195,900 |
249,600 |
205,300 |
260,100 |
214,600 |
270,600 |
|
Fingal |
166,800 |
217,000 |
172,600 |
224,000 |
180,800 |
232,100 |
190,100 |
242,600 |
199,500 |
253,200 |
|
SDCC |
182,000 |
234,500 |
187,800 |
240,300 |
195,900 |
249,600 |
205,300 |
260,100 |
214,600 |
270,600 |
Table 3: Apartments, average costs (2017 Unit Cost Ceilings)
|
1 bed |
1 bed |
2 bed |
2 bed |
3 bed |
3 bed |
|
|
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
Construct |
All-in |
|
|
DCC |
227,700 |
289,600 |
234,400 |
297,800 |
256,100 |
324,000 |
|
DLR |
191,100 |
246,200 |
197,200 |
252,300 |
216,000 |
275,200 |
|
Fingal |
175,100 |
227,800 |
181,200 |
235,200 |
199,300 |
255,900 |
|
SDCC |
191,100 |
246,200 |
197,200 |
252,300 |
216,000 |
275,200 |