Statistics on the number of social housing properties constructed, purchased and leased by local authorities, including Galway City Council, are published on my Department’s website and are available at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision. These statistics are updated on a quarterly basis and data for Q4 2018 is now being validated and will be published as soon as possible, with data for each successive quarter of 2019 made available over the course of the year.
The acquisition of properties for social housing purposes is a function that is largely delegated to the local authorities and, accordingly, the precise locations of the properties purchased by Galway City Council should be available from the Council itself.
A detailed breakdown of the construction programme for new social housing build is set out in the Social Housing Construction Status Report which is published on a quarterly basis. This report provides information on the construction programme underway for each local authority area. The report covering the period up to end Quarter 3 of 2018 is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-publishes-quarter-3-social-housing-construction-report/ .
The report reflects the activity of Galway City Council on the construction of new social housing, including those schemes already on site and under construction, in addition to those at the final pre-construction stage and those progressing through the various stages of planning, design and procurement. These schemes will form the bulk of social housing starts and completions over the course of 2019 and beyond, although further projects will continue to be added to the pipeline on an ongoing basis.
I will be publishing social housing targets for 2019 for all local authorities, including Galway City Council, in the near future and the progress of each authority against these targets on a quarterly basis, will also be published on my Department's website. This transparency allows all stakeholders to view the targets and the progress of each local authority in delivering social housing for their areas.