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Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Photo of Tom NevilleTom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the social housing delivery targets set for each local authority are a maximum or a minimum to achieve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19812/18]

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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One of the key outcomes of the second Housing Summit that I held with local authority Chief Executives earlier this year was a commitment to drive greater transparency and accountability at individual local authority level on the delivery of the targets under Rebuilding Ireland.

In this regard, I recently wrote to all local authorities setting out their individual social housing targets across build, acquisition and leasing for 2018 and also for 2018-2021. Details of these are available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link:

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Rebuilding Ireland, together with initiatives announced on foot of the targeted review of progress which was undertaken last year, as well as additional measures announced under Budget 2018, provides a robust framework for addressing the housing and homelessness challenges we face. My Department's focus, and that of all delivery agents, will remain on implementation and delivery to ensure that the range of objectives and targets set are achieved. A wide range of delivery mechanisms and a funding commitment of €6 billion over the lifetime of Rebuilding Ireland have been put in place to support the achievement of these targets.

Rebuilding Ireland is modelled on blended delivery across the main programmes of build, acquisition and leasing. While it is recognised that the pace of delivery, particularly under build activity, may vary from local authority to local authority, the range of delivery options available, combined with the support structures outlined, provide the necessary resources for local authorities and I expect all stakeholders to be fully mobilised towards meeting the target for 2018, and subsequent years.

The targets set are minimum targets for local authority delivery. I have always been clear that where potential social housing units are available and represent value for money and meet all of the other social housing delivery requirements, my Department will support local authorities to pursue such opportunities to provide additional accommodation for those on local authority housing lists.

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