Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Frank Curran:

Unquestionably, housing lists are decreasing, and their future decrease will come from supply. There is a target of 47,600 new-build social dwellings to be delivered by 2026. Earlier, I outlined the number of sites where work is under way, with 11,000 units under construction, 3,500 units where construction is about to start and 8,500 units at the planning and design stage. Additionally, there is a target of 18,000 units for affordable purchase and 10,480 units for cost rental. That is what is going to make the difference. Of the 33,000 units that will be built in Ireland in each of the next several years, one third of those will be social units. This is what will make the difference to housing lists.

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