Written answers

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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671. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to address the social housing crisis in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15555/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Social Housing Strategy targets the delivery of over 35,000 new social housing units over the period to 2020. Building on this, I recently announced ambitious targets for all local authorities out to 2017 which will have a major impact for those on the housing waiting lists, with a national reduction of 25% targeted over the period through these targets alone. The target I announced in respect of County Tipperary out to 2017 was 832 social housing units, of which 287 units have been targeted for delivery under capital programmes and 545 units under current programmes. This breakdown has been notified to the local authority. Furthermore, proposals made by local authorities, including Tipperary County Council, for the development of social housing units are being assessed by my Department and a first phase of announcements of initial project approvals will be made shortly.

The delivery of the targets set for County Tipperary will reduce the housing waiting list in the local authority area by 42%.

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