Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary)

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To add to the answer I gave to the Deputy's first question, we are trying to ensure maximum delivery this year. We will know exactly where we are in respect of the targets for new builds, leasing and acquisition. The overall target we set for this year is 10,500 social housing units. I am just using that as an example. I am confident that we will achieve that target. The mix within the overall figure may be slightly different from what we would have liked. We will not attain the figure of 9,000 new builds. I do not have the final figure yet but we will attain the 10,500 figure. As I said in my opening statement, on the capital carryover, it is important to ensure that there is no pressure on capital the following year in respect of, for argument's sake, any schemes that were delayed in 2021. Some schemes will go into the first quarter of next year but, as the Deputy will know, what we set out in Housing for All are multi-annual targets, which we have actually detailed.

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