Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion

Mr. Bob Jordan:

On Ukraine, we have not yet been given a formal role but we have been acquiring properties for phase 2 accommodation both for families and single individuals under the international protection programme.

Cost rental is not just funded by the Housing Agency. On the pipeline, as I said earlier, we are moving from where there were 65 homes last year to 669 being delivered this year. To be clear, we will meet AHBs on a monthly basis to make sure those delivery dates are met. There will be a further 177 units after that.

The Land Development Agency obviously has a role in cost rental. I can just speak about the agency. We have lands in Skerries, Balbriggan and Naas that collectively will deliver well over 1,000 social, affordable and cost rental units. That is our contribution there. I will pass over to my colleague, Mr. Baneham to respond on affordable housing.

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