Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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At its core, Housing for All is about significantly increasing the supply of housing of the right type, in the right place, and at an affordable price.

Since Housing for All was launched in 2021, there has been a substantial uplift in the amount of new homes being delivered, with some 29,750 new homes delivered in 2022. And, despite the significant economic headwinds over the past 12 to 18 months, new supply has gone from strength to strength. More than 32,600 new homes were delivered in 2023, the highest annual number of completions recorded since the CSO data series began in 2011 and the fourth consecutive quarter that 12-month rolling completions surpassed 30,000.

The outlook for this year is equally promising, with the substantial increase in supply last year expected to be maintained into 2024, initial sectoral forecasts suggest new home delivery next year will be at its highest level for many years, with some commentators suggesting the Housing for All target of 33,450 will be met, if not exceeded. The strong uptick in commencements from Q4 2022 continued throughout 2023 with 32,801 commencements in the calendar year – up 21.5% on 2022 (26,957) and the highest annual commencement figure since the data series began in 2014.

This progress is being mirrored at local level around the country.

Data on the commencement of residential dwellings, at local authority level, are published monthly on my department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/a5cb1-construction-activity-starts/.

Data on the number of completions by each local authority are published by the Central statistics Office (CSO) and are available at the following link: data.cso.ie/table/NDQ05