Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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1283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of delivering 20,000 public homes annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4906/20]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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There are a number of variables involved in estimating the cost of providing homes for social housing purposes, such as the form of delivery, size of unit, land, financing mechanism, location, etc. In terms of construction and 'all-in' costs, the national averages as sought across various sized units, based on full capital costs, are set out in the following tables.

The above figures are based on returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period. ‘Construction’ cost is reflective of building costs (including VAT) and also includes normal site works and site development. ‘All-in-Cost’ includes cost of construction, land cost, professional fees, utility connections, site investigations/surveys, archaeology where appropriate, VAT and contribution to public art. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures.