Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
28. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the social housing waiting list in Offaly now compares with that in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32974/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra57. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the current social housing waiting list in Longford compares with that in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33148/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra96. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of people on the Mayo local authority housing list at present; the likelihood of having housing needs met in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 57 and 96 together.
Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).
SSHA reports since 2016 are available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/ including the most recent summary conducted in November 2022.
The following table details the number of households on the social housing waiting list for Offaly County Council, Longford County Council and Mayo County Council in 2019 and 2022. For each local authority there has been a decline.
|
Local Authority |
No. of households on Social Housing Waiting List 2022 |
No. of households on Social Housing Waiting List 2019 |
Difference |
|
Offaly County Council |
442 |
627 |
-185 |
|
Longford County Council |
272 |
496 |
-224 |
|
Mayo County Council |
836 |
1,205 |
-369 |
Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data 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/. This provides information for a number of categories of social housing delivery in terms of the various delivery streams and also contains the targets for each local authority during each year of the programme.
While the oversight and management of the housing waiting list, including the allocation of tenancies, is a matter solely for each local authority, I expect the delivery of these homes to contribute significantly to meeting the accommodation needs of households on each of the waiting lists.
