Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2024
413. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sites identified for accelerated delivery of housing through modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16625/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraModern Methods of Construction (MMC) has been identified as a key measure to address the different housing needs in Ireland and methods to support the development of MMC in Ireland are set out in Housing for All.
In December 2022, funding of €94m was provided to local authorities to address legacy land debts. The provision of this funding was linked to the immediate development of a housing proposal, a commitment to use Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and for construction to start in 2023 or no later than 2024. A total of 26 sites received funding as part of an accelerated delivery programme, and with some additional sites since added, my Department is overseeing a project to progress delivery of MMC projects on 36 sites which will deliver more than 1,500 new social homes across 13 local authorities.
The table below shows the breakdown of the sites in the programme by local authority.
|
Local authority |
No of Projects |
No. of Homes (approx) |
|
Cork City |
1 |
222 |
|
Cork County |
4 |
71 |
|
DLR |
3 |
300 |
|
Fingal |
5 |
263 |
|
Galway City |
1 |
84 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
172 |
|
Kildare |
1 |
65 |
|
Limerick |
1 |
19 |
|
Louth |
5 |
309 |
|
Meath |
1 |
47 |
|
Sligo |
9 |
281 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
35 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
12 |
