Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Mick Mulhern:

Yes. We have worked recently to look at what our potential pipeline is within Dublin City Council across Dublin City Council and AHB schemes. Out to 2032 with schemes that are currently in train there is capacity for about 16,500 homes across those out to 2032. Out to 2030 it is about 14,500. When we look at Dublin City Council-owned land we have got about 96 housing projects under way at the moment with capacity for 11,500 homes over the next seven to eight years. Some 60% of that is social, 30% cost rental and about 10% is affordable purchase. For us the main thing is getting those 96 projects moving at pace and then thinking about how we can acquire. Dublin City Council has other land and assets but we are working on all of our big landholdings, so once we get our current pipeline moving effectively it is about how we think about acquiring or partnering to take on additional land or partnering with others to bring forward schemes.