James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Cork. [33896/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Increasing the supply of public, social and affordable homes is a priority for this Government.  The Programme for Government includes a commitment to deliver 50,000 new social homes with a focus on new build homes. The Government is also committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and almost €690m will be put into affordability measures in 2021 including a new Affordable Purchase Shared Equity scheme, new Cost Rental homes, Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans, expanded Help-to-Buy scheme and through the Land Development Agency.

In 2021, subject to the impact of COVID, there is a target to deliver 740 new social homes in the Cork County Council area.  Details of active projects are available in the Construction Status Report, and I will arrange for the relevant weblink to be circulated with the official record.

www.rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-obrien-publishes-social-housing-construction-status-report-for-q1-2021/

The Government will be publishing a new housing strategy this year, which will set out details of social housing delivery out to 2025, including social housing targets for 2022 onwards. While Cork County Council already has a social housing construction programme in train, I am keen that they are proactive in adding to this pipeline and, working with the Approved Housing Bodies, in advancing their existing projects as speedily as possible.