Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most recent average construction and all-in development costs for one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom social houses and one-, two- and three-bedroom social apartments delivered under the SHIP programme, in tabular form. [15735/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) to each local authority as a key benchmark for the development and costing of new build social housing. The tables below outline the current of UCC values for houses and apartments across all local authority areas.

HOUSES

APARTMENTS

The above figures are based on returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period and are updated based on published tender index information as required. Construction cost as shown, 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, VAT and contribution to public art. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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428. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of acquiring one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom social houses and one-, two- and three-bedroom social apartments under Part V in 2019, in tabular form. [15736/20]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost per unit of the 1,119 social housing turnkey units that were delivered in 2019. [15737/20]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of delivering a turnkey unit for social housing by approved housing bodies in 2019. [15738/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 to 430, inclusive, together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 284 of 7 July which sets out the position in this matter.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of acquiring a unit by local authorities for social housing in 2019. [15739/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use.

Activity in this regard is largely delegated to local authorities so they can respond flexibly to all opportunities to provide new social housing. The table below sets out details of the average costs, including estimated costs of refurbishment, for the acquisitions delivered in 2019 by each local authority. Costs are shown as estimated in certain cases pending receipt of final claims from local authorities.

The Programme for Government commits to delivering 50,000 new social homes over the coming five-year period, with a strong and increasing emphasis on new build supply.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of acquiring a unit for social housing use through the buy-and-renew scheme. [15740/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities delivered over 550 new social homes under the Buy and Renew Scheme to date. The table below sets out details of the average cost of the Scheme, including estimated costs of refurbishment, for each local authority. Costs are shown as estimated in certain cases pending receipt of final claims from local authorities. Nationally, the average cost of the purchase element is c€145,000 increasing to c€193,000 including refurbishment.