Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options taken by developers in respect of Part V for developments between 1 January 2016 and to date in 2018 under each of the headings section 96(3)(a) and section 96(3)(b) of Part V for counties Meath, Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow; the location of each site in respect of transfer of land; the number of building and transfer of houses, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39651/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Following the introduction of changes to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, effected through the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the relevant sections of which were commenced with effect from 1 September 2015), the range of options available through which Part V obligations might be satisfied was reduced. In particular, the payment of cash in lieu of homes or the transfer of sites or parts of sites was removed, and instead the remaining options are focused on the delivery of completed homes.

The current options for Part V delivery are:

- the transfer of ownership of land, subject to the planning permission application, to a local authority for the provision of social housing (the default option);

- the building and transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on the site subject to the planning permission;

- the transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on other land;

- the long term leasing of social housing homes; and

- a combination of the options above.

My Department does not collect specific project by project details in regards to these options. Overall statistical data in relation to Part V output to end 2017 is collected and is available on my Department’s website at the following link:

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Additional statistical information on Part V delivery to end Q2 2018 is available at the following link:

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