Dáil debates

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

9:30 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I reject completely what the Deputy is saying. This is the largest social housing fund in the history of the State. The Deputy can check the statistics and will find that that is a fact. Yesterday we discussed at length the programmes sent to local authorities. All local authorities, including the Deputy's, have come back to me with their plans under the various schemes and the Deputy knows the figures because I have published them on a number of occasions. They give a breakdown of how we are going to provide the units provided for. Depending on what stage each local authority is at, there will be a mixture of building and purchasing because in some parts of the country purchasing units is probably financially preferable to building. This will not hit supply because the properties in question are actually available. We are also delivering hugely in respect of voids, with well over 2,000 last year and a further 1,000 projected for this year. This is an area on which I have concentrated. In the next few years we will be delivering hugely in terms of supply to ensure more people will have homes which they totally deserve. As the Deputy knows, 7,536 units will be delivered, while 8,389 additional HAP places will be provided.

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