Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022
323. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he can draw down extra funding for house building purposes in the remainder of 2021 and in 2022 to boost output in the public and affordable housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade, including an average of 10,000 social homes per annum from 2022-2030.
Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn in funding through the Housing Finance Agency, over a five year period.
Total expenditure on Housing programmes in 2021 was €2.85bn. Almost €4bn in funding is available in 2022 to deliver housing programmes. This funding will support social and affordable housing delivery, along with the implementation of a broad range of programmes providing targeted support to meet housing need.
Details of the funding for housing programmes in 2022 is available in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022 available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2022.
