Dáil debates
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions
Local Authority Housing Data
11:00 am
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is a rather large table so it is difficult to elaborate on it. The Deputy asked what Dublin City Council provided over the course of 2018. There were 264 new builds by the local authority. There were 282 new builds in partnership with the housing bodies. There were 104 delivered through Part V. Therefore, the total new build figure was 650 across the three streams. There were 200 done in voids. More voids were done than that but we decided to cap the voids at 560, as per the Rebuilding Ireland plan. Three times as many voids were done across the local authority area. That brings the total local authority build in Dublin city to 850. In addition, 265 homes were acquired by the city council and 280 by housing bodies in the area, bringing the acquisition total to 545. If I am reading the table correctly, 61 homes were leased.
That brings the total supports provided in Dublin City Council, including housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme, to a little less than 4,000. The council achieved 81% of its build target, or 83% if one includes acquisitions and leasing. This is the kind of breakdown I proposed delivering at the end of 2018 such that Members can examine the information and see what is working and what is not. It is available for every local authority area.
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