Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency

Mr. Phelim O'Neill:

Shanganagh is the nearest and we have permission from that. As Mr. Coleman indicates, we have a procurement strategy we are currently progressing through the process. We expect that to be on-site with just fewer than 600 units this year. We expect the first units of that scheme to be delivered in 2023 on a phased basis out to 2025. We expect other schemes to start in 2022 and subject to the procurement strategy to be developed on each of the schemes. It is important to note the schemes are all unique, with different typologies and composition and, ultimately, different tenure mixes. That will have an impact on phasing. Broadly speaking, we expect the completion of approximately 600 units in 2023, ramping up from 2023 onwards as more schemes come online.

The phasing I mentioned will be a subject of the typologies. For example, in Shanganagh we expect something in the region of 200 per year to be delivered once the scheme is fully working. We expect a slightly higher delivery rate in Dundrum, given its scale, perhaps 250 to 300 per year, but site and construction constraints have a marked impact on that. We expect to be running at north of 1,000 units per year by approximately 2025 and we hope to expand the portfolio to supplement that on a constant basis.

There was a question on tenure mix. As Mr. Coleman has mentioned, we are trying to maximise affordability. The likes of Shanganagh is 100% and we expect more schemes like that, including St. Teresa's Gardens, to be 100% social and affordable housing. Many of the sites coming from the Housing Agency will again be nearly 100% social and affordable housing.

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