Housing Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Ceisteanna (1188, 1189)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1188. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the 733 leased Part V units delivered in 2019 were in addition to or included in the 1,326 Part V units reported in the table included with the press release on the 2019 social housing output released on 22 May 2020 and published on his Departments website; if the same 733 leased Part V units are included in the 1,161 leased total detailed in the same table in the press release; and if so, if this means that the 733 leased Part V units have been double counted in the stock total figure of 10,007 figure in the same table in the same press release. [8717/20]

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1189. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the 733 leased Part V units delivered in 2019 are lease to buy or if the property reverts to the private owner at the end of the lease term. [8718/20]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

Working collectively with Approved Housing Bodies, local authorities in Ireland provided 10,007 built, bought or leased homes in 2019. Each of the 10, 007 homes reported in the 2019 social housing output on 22 May 2019 represents an individual home. Statistical returns of all completed homes are submitted and verified by the relevant local authority. All returns are then validated by My Department to ensure the integrity of the data and avoid duplication of outputs.

Of the 733 Part V dwellings delivered in 2019 and supported under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP), 719 were delivered under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) Part V and are owned by the relevant Approved Housing Body. The remaining 14 dwellings were delivered under a Part V lease and will revert to the owner at the end of the lease term. The relevant local authority may seek to renew the lease or acquire the property at the end of the lease term.