Paul McAuliffe
Ceist:55. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his plans for housing provision in north-west Dublin. [33216/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 23 June 2022
Ceisteanna (55, 56)
Paul McAuliffe
Ceist:56. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his plans for affordable purchase, cost rental and social housing in Dublin 9 and 11. [33217/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. 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.
Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. In September 2021, I issued social housing targets to each local authority, for the period 2022-2026 and in March I issued local authority targets for affordable purchase and cost-rental.
It is a matter for each local authority to determine the location of social and affordable housing projects, having regard to the identified need. A key action of Housing for All is that local authorities will develop and submit Housing Delivery Action Plans to include details of social and affordable housing delivery. The Plans set out details of both social and affordable housing delivery as appropriate over the period 2022 - 2026, in line with targets set under Housing for All. All local authorities submitted their Housing Delivery Action Plans to me in December and my Department is now working closely with the local authorities to review and finalise the Plans, having regard to the targets and policy objectives set out in Housing for All. The Plans will be published by local authorities before the end of Quarter 2.