Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 32 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary)

2:30 pm

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the table if we take the regenerations out of the existing targets my understanding, based on an announcement from earlier this year, is that there will be approximately 4,300 new units between acquisitions and builds for the year. I presume repossessions are in there somewhere. The Minister is saying, however, that by the end of September 1,300 of those were delivered. Is he saying now that the remainder, the difference between the 4,300 social housing units he told us about earlier this year, and the 1,300 delivered by September will be delivered in the final three months of this year? In replies to parliamentary questions earlier this year he told me and others that construction would account for 2,284 units in 2017, refurbishment and voids would amount to 766 – which has now increased to 1,400 – acquisitions would be 1,250. If we keep the regenerations out of those figures, that is in excess of 4,000 units but of that he has delivered 1,300 to date this year. Am I correct in reading that from the Minister's briefing note?

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