Written answers
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Social and Affordable Housing
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units delivered in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020 to date. [37550/20]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link:
The statistical returns process has been completed for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2020 and the table below provides a detailed breakdown of the delivery in Cavan and Monaghan for this period. Data for Quarter 3 is being collated and will be published in the coming weeks.
| Total | LA New Build (detail available on the Construction Status Report) | AHB New Build (detail available on the Construction Status Report) | Part V -New Build (All delivery streams) | Total New Build | LA Acquisition | AHB Acquisition | Acquisition Total | Leasing Total | RAS | HAP | Total 2020 Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan County Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 118 |
| Monaghan County Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 107 |
Taking the impact of Covid-19 into account all efforts are now on maximising output in the second half of 2020. The Department is working with local authorities, the Housing Delivery Co-Ordination Office, Approved Housing Bodies and the Housing Agency, through the High Level Housing Delivery Group, chaired by the Minister, to this end.
The Programme for Government commits to increasing the social housing stock by more than 50,000, with an emphasis on new builds. In 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.
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