Housing Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Ceisteanna (308)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

308. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the Housing for All objective to end long-term leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies through phasing out new entrants and focus on new build to provide social housing homes. [17537/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 homes per year over the next decade. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes.

This includes the delivery of 47,600 new build social homes in the period 2022-2026. 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 funding through the Housing Finance Agency.

It is envisaged that 3,500 units are to be delivered through long term leasing over the lifetime of the Housing for All plan, tapering down from 1,300 units in 2022 to 200 units in 2025. As such, annual Housing for All targets were allocated to 13 Local Authorities. Table 1 below outlines the number of long term leasing units to be delivered per annum under Housing for All by Local Authority.

Table 1: Long Term Leasing Housing For All Target allocation to Local Authorities 2022 – 2025

	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Cork City	81	71	50	-	202
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	210	39	100	30	379
Dublin City	480	475	410	100	1,465
Fingal	44	160	120	30	354
Galway County	10	-	-	-	10
Kerry	31	-	-	-	31
Kildare	262	86	-	-	348
Louth	34	-	-	-	34
Meath	73	80	-	-	153
Roscommon	10	-	-	-	10
South Dublin	40	90	120	40	290
Waterford	-	46	-	-	46
Wicklow	25	153	-	-	178
Total	1,300	1,200	800	200	3,500