Written answers

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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893. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the numerical definition of an affordable house used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13395/20]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the income levels that would define eligibility in the case of affordable dwelling purchase arrangements under Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.  

The main eligibility criteria for an Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangement under Part 5 is that the net income of the applicant household be such that the repayments on a (90%) mortgage for the purchase of a suitable home at market value would exceed 35% of that net income. As such, and in the case of dwellings that any housing authority is advertising for sale under the affordable purchase scheme, it will be possible for the authority to express eligibility as a simple income limit in each case.  

If the household's repayment on a mortgage for a suitable dwelling would not exceed 35% of net household income, then that household would not be deemed eligible to apply for an affordable home under the scheme. 

Further Regulations are currently being drafted under Part 5 to prescribe a definition of income and the interest rate and mortgage duration to be used in making the above calculation.  When the operational procedures for the scheme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under the scheme, a programme of communication will be undertaken by my Department and local authorities.

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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894. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of 733 Part V units delivered under the social housing current expenditure programme for 2019 that were lease to buy units in which the title transfers at the end of the lease period; the number that were straight leases in which the title remains with the developer and landlord at the end of the lease period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/20]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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733 Part V dwellings delivered in 2019 were supported under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP).  719 of these dwellings were Part V's delivered under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) and are owned by the relevant Approved Housing Body. The remaining 14 dwellings were delivered under a Part V Lease and will revert to the private owner at the end of the lease term. The relevant local authority may seek to renew the lease or acquire the property at the end of the lease term.

Table: SHCEP Part V Delivery 2019 – Ownership  

Source  No. of Dwellings
CALF Part V (AHB Ownership) 719
Part V Lease (Private Ownership) 14
Total 733

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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895. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 589 local authority Part V units in 2019 that were provided on and off-site, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13401/20]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, requires that every planning permission to which the Part applies contains a condition that a Part V agreement be entered into between the developer and the planning authority for the transfer of land or units to the planning authority for the provision of social and affordable housing. When submitting a planning application, developers must specify how they intend to comply with these obligations.

My Department publishes statistical data in relation to Part V output on the Department web site. The latest data is accurate to end 2019 can be found at the following link:

Additional Part V data relating to delivery to end Q4 2019 is available at the following link:

A breakdown of Local Authority Part V units delivered in 2019, broken down by on-site and off-site delivery can be found in the table below.

Part V SocialHousing acquired by local authority - Onsite and Offsite Units

Local Authorities Onsite Units Offsite Units 
Carlow County Council 5 0
Cavan County Council 0 0
Clare County Council 0 0
Cork City Council 78 4
Cork County Council 49 3
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 9 4
Donegal County Council 0 0
Dublin City Council 16 15
Fingal County Council 36 6
Galway City Council 4 2
Galway County Council 26 1
Kerry County Council 1 3
Kildare County Council 59 9
Kilkenny County Council 0 0
Laois County Council 6 0
Leitrim County Council 0 0
Limerick City and County Co 24 0
Longford County Council 0 0
Louth County Council 0 0
Mayo County Council 6 2
Meath County Council 88 0
Monaghan County Council 10 0
Offaly County Council 0 0
Roscommon County Council 0 0
Sligo County Council 6 1
Sth Dublin County Council 47 2
Tipperary County Council 3 1
Waterford City and County Council 16 0
Westmeath County Council 2 3
Wexford County Council 25 0
Wicklow County Council 17 0
Total 533 56
In addition to the 589 Part V homes listed, 14 homes were secured by Local Authorities under Part V leases in 2019. 

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