Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the 9,500 new build social homes targeted for delivery in 2021 by SHIP new builds, SHIP turnkeys, AHB new builds, AHB turnkeys, CAS new builds, Part Vs and PPPs. [33328/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In Budget 2021, the total funding being made available for the delivery of housing programmes is €3.3bn. This includes funding to deliver 12,750 social homes through build, acquisition and leasing. A major focus of this investment is the delivery of new build, with an overall target of 9,500 new homes. The build target includes the delivery of 5,250 new homes by local authorities, 2,950 by Approved Housing Bodies and 1,300 new homes through Part V.

In relation to the further breakdown of the new build targets, the Department does not disaggregate the targets between new build on local authority land and turnkey developments. It is a matter for the local authorities and the Approved Housing Bodies to advance projects based on the local circumstances and to submit funding proposals to my Department on a case-by-case basis.

However, I have been very clear with local authorities that I want to see them maximise all opportunities to build new homes on their land. My Department is working with the Housing Delivery Coordination Office to develop updated local authority targets for 2021 reflecting this priority and the significant funding secured.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of Part V units in each local authority for 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [33329/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Following the introduction of changes to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, effected through the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the relevant sections of which were commenced with effect from 1 September 2015), the range of options available through which Part V obligations might be satisfied was reduced. In particular, the payment of cash in lieu of homes or the transfer of sites or parts of sites was removed, and instead the remaining options are focused on the delivery of completed homes.

The current options for Part V delivery are:

- the transfer of ownership of land, subject to the planning permission application, to a local authority for the provision of social housing (the default option);

- the building and transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on the site subject to the planning permission;

- the transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on other land;

- the long term leasing of social housing homes; and

- a combination of the options above.

The table attached, which includes data from 2016 onwards, sets out an indicative average cost of Part V delivered units for each local authority based on the information submitted to the Department.

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The Programme for Government commits to increasing the social housing stock by over 50,000 over the next five years, with an emphasis on new builds, and to ensuring that local authorities are central to delivering housing. Since taking up office, this commitment has been my key priority and focus. This is evidenced in the recently announced Budget 2021 which provides record funding for housing, an overall investment of €3.3 billion, that will support the delivery of 12,750 new homes, 9,500 of which will be delivered through build programmes.