John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units of accommodation that will be secured under Part V by each of the four local authorities in Dublin in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49638/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Part V plays an important part in social housing delivery and is a significant tool in helping to drive sustainable and mixed communities. Over the course of the 6 years of Rebuilding Ireland, it is projected that just under 5,000 homes will come through that stream, delivered to local authorities (LAs) or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and funded through a range of delivery programmes. Part V delivery is contingent on private developer timelines and, as such, local authorities have less control over the timing of completion and handover. Across the period 2016 and 2017, some 558 Part V homes were delivered, in 2018 a further 590 are targeted to be delivered, with up to 1,200 Part V homes profiled to come on-stream in 2019. Details of the number of housing units delivered by local authorities, including the four Dublin authorities, up to Q2 2018 are published on my Department’s website at the following link:

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A further quarterly update in respect of Q3 will be made available shortly and full year 2018 data will be available early next year.

It should be noted that Part V applies only to developments of 10 or more houses. In addition, some developments completed in recent years will have been subject to older Part V agreements made before 1 September 2015, when other options - such as a financial contribution, the provision of fully or partially serviced sites or the provision of land elsewhere in the functional area of the planning authority - were available.