John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that will be built by local authorities and approved housing bodies and which will be ready for occupation in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23890/17]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units under construction by local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23891/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together.

To support the implementation of Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, I have secured €5.35 billion in investment to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021.  This €5.35 billion investment comprises some €4.5 billion in capital funding and €844 million in support of programmes funded from current expenditure. In addition, €200 million is being provided for the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund through investment in key enabling infrastructure.

Under Rebuilding Ireland, the needs of over 19,000 households were met in 2016 through a range of housing programmes, supported by expenditure of over €935 million.  Under the Plan, an additional €1.3 billion has been provided for 2017, of which some €0.428 billion has been expended to date.  This funding will support the accelerated delivery of social housing and the achievement of the 2017 target to meet the needs of over 21,000 households, one element of which involves a target of 2,000 units to be constructed and readied for occupation by local authorities and AHBs.

Details on the number of properties constructed, purchased and leased by all local authorities, for letting to those on their social housing waiting lists are available on my Department’s website at the following link:

Information on quarter four of 2016 is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.