Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a social housing unit by a local authority. [25345/15]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a one-bedroom; two-bedroom; and three-bedroom social housing unit by a local authority. [25346/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together.

My Department is currently reviewing the unit cost ceilings for the construction of dwellings to be used for social housing. When finalised they will be notified to the local authorities. As a guide, in May 2015 the first phase of construction projects under the Social Housing Strategy was announced. Overall, there were 100 building projects delivering over 1,750 units of accommodation with an estimated cost of €312.6 million, this gives an overall average cost of €178,262 per unit of accommodation. It should be borne in mind that these are pre tender estimated costs, which may fluctuate following tender stage.