Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Housing for All commits to delivering an average of 33,000 homes annually, rising to more than 40,000 by 2030. These targets are based on independent, peer-reviewed research and modelling by the ESRI. They are the only housing targets underpinned by such a robust evidence base. That said, it was always intended to review these targets, particularly in light of census 2022. The review has commenced, work is well advanced and refreshed targets will be agreed by Government and published this autumn. The revised targets will also be underpinned by research and modelling by the ESRI. They will take into account population growth, including migration; updated assumptions regarding housing obsolescence rates and household sizes, with smaller household sizes meaning more housing is required; and, as with the current targets, unmet or existing demand.

The Government has introduced a range of measures to support increased delivery, including Project Tosaigh and the secure tenancy affordable rental scheme, scrapping development levies and extending the value and coverage of the vacant property refurbishment grant. While significant uplift in supply this year and last shows we are clearly on the right track, we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these and other supply-oriented measures to ensure they can deliver the quantum of supply needed, including in relation to any increased targets agreed by Government later this year.

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