Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes the construction of which has been funded by NAMA; and the number of these that have been sold, by local authority and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48669/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that, from Q1 2014 to Q3 2018, NAMA funded the construction of 8,013 new residential units in Ireland on residential development land under the control of its debtors and receivers. It is important to note that NAMA can only fund developments which are under the control of its debtors and receivers and which are commercially viable.

The breakdown by local authority area of the units funded by NAMA to end-September 2018 is set out in the following table.

The following table provides a breakdown by year of residential units funded by NAMA.

As regards the data for 2018, I am advised by NAMA that the information is based on units that have been confirmed as delivered during the first three quarters of the year. There is a lag of approximately two months from the point at which units are completed to the point at which written confirmation of completion is received from monitoring surveyors. I am advised that the fourth quarter of each year is typically the busiest period for completions and that NAMA expects that a substantial number of units will be delivered in Q4 2018.  

It is NAMA policy that units delivered through its residential delivery programme are openly marketed for sale. I am advised that, in the market conditions which have prevailed since 2014, NAMA debtors and receivers have not experienced any major delays in selling completed units. Accordingly, while the information set out in the tables above relate to completed units, I am advised that it corresponds closely to sales data.