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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Ceisteanna (1220, 1221, 1222)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1220. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new long-term leases delivered by each local authority in 2020; and the average cost per year for each local authority in tabular form. [3260/20]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1221. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual cost by local authority for all long-term leased social housing; the person or body that will own the units at the end of the lease term, that is, local authority, approved housing body, NARPS and private owner, in tabular form. [3261/20]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1222. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units leased from NARPS; the cost per year of the leases since the leases were signed; the length of the leases; and the ownership of the units when the lease term expires. [3262/20]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1220 to 1222, inclusive, together.

Of the 50,000 social housing homes to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland, over 10,000 homes are targeted to be leased by local authorities and approved housing bodies under leasing arrangements from a range of different sources, including direct leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies, rental availability agreements, the Repair and Leasing Scheme, the Mortgage to Rent Scheme and Enhanced Leasing.  The exact blend of delivery under leasing in any given year will depend on the availability of existing stock and new homes in particular. Leasing is funded under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP), which also meets the current costs of dwellings delivered by approved housing bodies under the CALF and Housing Agency Acquisitions Programmes.

Data in relation to the number of homes leased in 2020 will be collated and published on my Department's website on a quarterly basis throughout 2020.

The annual cost in 2019 for leased homes, by local authority, is set out in the following Table.

Table: Total Spend for Leased Homes 2019

Local   Authority

Annual   Cost

CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

€787,285

CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL

€264,679

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

€2,523,082

CORK CITY COUNCIL

€3,235,170

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL

€2,877,463

DLR COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,469,177

DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,805,224

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

€7,792,948

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

€6,268,286

GALWAY CITY COUNCIL

€1,701,391

GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL

€539,906

KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

€2,406,714

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,965,121

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL

€689,628

LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,357,036

LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL

€83,750

LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,409,179

LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

€688,209

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL

€3,374,329

MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,323,481

MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,319,144

MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL

€343,280

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,796,437

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL

€146,810

SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

€529,851

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

€7,297,839

TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL

€2,543,599

WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,807,967

WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

€2,403,545

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

€1,588,343

WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

€573,817

Grand Total

€62,912,690

A total of 8,430 homes were operational under the leasing programme at end 2019. Of this number, 4,580 (54%) will be owned by private owners at the end of the lease term; 553 (7%) will be owned by AHBs, 1,254 (15%) will be owned by NARPS and 2,043 (24%) will be owned by local authorities. 

NAMA has established a special purpose vehicle (National Asset Residential Property Services Limited ‘NARPS’), to take ownership of properties where there is an established demand and then lease them long-term to an Approved Housing Body (AHB) or local authority. Information in relation to the number of leases broken down by AHB and local authority, are available on the NAMA website (updated to End-December 2019), at the following link:  https://www.nama.ie/our-work/social-initiatives/social-housing.

All NARPS leases are 20 years and 9 months in duration. The total cost of NARPS leases in 2019 was €11,116,511; the total cost in 2018 was €12,126,909. Leasing costs prior to 2018 are available on a cumulative basis only and as such, it is not possible to give a breakdown of the cost of NARPS leases before that date. The ownership of the properties remains with NARPS at the expiration of the lease term.

All data is based on local authority claims for operational agreements recorded on the Department's SHCEP financial management system. Any variations in data between operational figures and total output under leasing delivery streams is due to the time lag in the submission of claims to my Department in respect of new claims after delivery.

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