Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023
373. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list the local authorities which received funding from his Department to acquire housing units; the amount paid to each authority; the number of units acquired in each year since 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraHousing 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 the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 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 funding through the Housing Finance Agency.
My Department provides funding to the local authorities to support a number of social housing acquisition programmes, including in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
The funding provided to local authorities for the acquisition of housing units for the years 2018 to 2021 is set out in the table below. The details in relation to 2022 expenditure by local authority level is currently being finalised in my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy when completed.
|
Local Authority |
2018 €m |
2019 €m |
2020 €m |
2021 €m |
|
Carlow |
7.41 |
8.69 |
7.51 |
7.23 |
|
Cavan |
4.41 |
6.59 |
4.77 |
1.90 |
|
Clare |
15.84 |
9.65 |
6.86 |
13.33 |
|
Cork City |
17.01 |
20.10 |
13.87 |
18.49 |
|
Cork County |
14.22 |
17.33 |
11.76 |
10.94 |
|
Donegal |
6.73 |
8.71 |
3.15 |
3.16 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
7.27 |
8.32 |
6.70 |
7.51 |
|
Dublin City |
101.54 |
133.14 |
87.13 |
107.48 |
|
Fingal |
32.98 |
39.97 |
34.93 |
20.75 |
|
Galway City |
3.79 |
12.34 |
4.04 |
14.54 |
|
Galway County |
3.92 |
3.48 |
3.95 |
2.69 |
|
Kerry |
11.39 |
10.02 |
2.41 |
2.68 |
|
Kildare |
41.95 |
60.99 |
15.01 |
21.60 |
|
Kilkenny |
14.52 |
24.17 |
12.16 |
7.70 |
|
Laois |
3.54 |
6.60 |
4.19 |
5.84 |
|
Leitrim |
2.24 |
1.29 |
1.03 |
2.93 |
|
Limerick |
13.15 |
14.05 |
6.39 |
4.2 |
|
Longford |
2.45 |
4.17 |
3.03 |
5.37 |
|
Louth |
4.08 |
2.10 |
3.32 |
8.50 |
|
Mayo |
1.20 |
3.93 |
1.20 |
2.02 |
|
Meath |
12.36 |
22.99 |
3.42 |
11.15 |
|
Monaghan |
3.77 |
4.57 |
3.73 |
3.19 |
|
Offaly |
6.08 |
4.77 |
4.10 |
3.71 |
|
Roscommon |
2.22 |
3.77 |
1.20 |
2.49 |
|
Sligo |
2.41 |
1.77 |
1.07 |
1.32 |
|
South Dublin |
20.03 |
17.45 |
7.56 |
10.09 |
|
Tipperary |
20.22 |
8.80 |
9.52 |
6.16 |
|
Waterford |
6.23 |
4.51 |
5.07 |
3.45 |
|
Westmeath |
5.25 |
9.35 |
4.39 |
6.04 |
|
Wexford |
19.97 |
8.51 |
3.61 |
2.39 |
|
Wicklow |
8.41 |
12.97 |
2.67 |
8.33 |
|
Total |
416.59 |
495.1 |
279.75 |
327.18 |
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity, including acquisitions, by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of 2022, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/
