Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is envisaged that the national statement of projected housing supply and demand for this year will be published; if the statement will contain recommendations; and how these will be acted upon. [22321/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Action 1 under Construction 2020includes a commitment to put in place a National Framework for Housing Supply, ensuring a balanced approach in which the supply of housing is matched with projected demand, and in which emerging imbalances can be identified and rectified at an early stage. A core aspect of the National Housing Framework is the analysis of supply and projected demand data, broken down on a national and local basis, with information on housing types and sizes a key feature.

This action also includes a commitment to publish an annual National Statement of Projected Housing Supply and Demand. The Housing Agency, in consultation with my Department, is leading on delivery of this action and I expect the first of these Statements to be finalised by the end of June 2015.

On receipt of the final Statement, I will consider its contents, in the context of future housing policy developments.