Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he plans to reach the targets for council-built social housing in Housing for All when the sale of public land to private developers continues most recently with the sale of the council-owned site in Killinarden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46412/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government has set out a clear commitment to ensure that everybody should have access to sustainable good quality housing to purchase or to rent at an affordable price and built to a high standard.

The recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade, including an average of 10,000 social homes per annum from 2022-2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4b per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn in funding through the Housing Finance Agency. This funding will support the acquisition of land, where required, to deliver new build social homes.

In relation to the sale of the site referred to by the Deputy, South Dublin County Council Members recently approved the disposal of lands at Killinarden to the preferred Economic Operator under Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, to build 372 affordable homes and 123 private residential units within the development site at Killinarden. The Council members agreed in March 2020 to progress the procurement process and proceed to land disposal under the relevant legislation to accelerate the delivery of much needed affordable homes in the area. In addition, 125 social homes will be delivered as part of this development. The land associated with these homes is not included in the approved disposal.