Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress of the review on the cost of building a home here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6574/17]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the review on the cost of building a home here will include the cost of building an apartment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6575/17]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the different costs that are being included in the review on the cost of building a new home here; if this review will include the cost of finance for developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6576/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive, together.

Under Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing in the interests of reducing construction overheads. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to consider all housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order to facilitate an increased level of housing output into the future.

A working group, chaired by my Department, comprising a broad range of industry representatives has been established to consider all housing types in the domestic market, including apartments. Meetings took place in December and January and there is another meeting scheduled to take place this month. The group is scheduled to report by mid-2017.