Written answers

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Housing Provision

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units that are leased by local authority area and type, that is, Part V, enhanced leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47048/21]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing units leased by Local Authorities on a quarterly basis. Details on the number of social housing units leased by local authorities from 2015 to Q2 2021 are published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision

The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments from private owners and Approved Housing Bodies. 

From 2017 to the end of Q2 2021, 5,309 dwellings (excluding Part V leasing) have been secured under SHCEP. 181 dwellings have been secured via Part V leasing within the same period. Details of housing units leased by Local Authority, broken down by lease type are detailed in Table 1.

Table 1: Part V and Enhanced Leasing Delivery – 2017 to End Q2 21

LA AHB MTR NARPS Lease AHB Private Lease Enhanced Leasing LA Leasing Private MTR RLS Part V
Carlow 20 40 36 10 4
Cavan 10 22 9 5
Clare 5 23 27 155 9 10
Cork City 16 114 57 65 5 2
Cork Co. 38 3 13 29 17 5
DLR 5 8 1 78 24 3 2 133
Donegal 2 58 37 8
Dublin City 68 6 81 498 5 2 22
Fingal 50 48 2 274 15 27
Galway City 5 14 1
Galway Co. 14 19 35 26 7 2
Kerry 12 94 173 8 4 1
Kildare 64 56 99 23 1
Kilkenny 16 50 11 2 2
Laois 26 20 20 21 13 1
Leitrim 2 6 5
Limerick 23 53 109 16 27
Longford 7 10 62 2 6
Louth 31 12 14 76 17 3
Mayo 10 207 11 12
Meath 54 66 14 23 1
Monaghan 10 38 3 6
Offaly 37 17 44 11
Roscommon 5 46 5 3
Sligo 4 14 4 9
South Dublin 55 5 234 10 21
Tipperary 32 8 107 23 1 1
Waterford 38 13 1 137 27 118
Westmeath 18 9 161 13 1 1
Wexford 30 24 83 21 27
Wicklow 36 34 20
Total 743 342 640 127 2,834 356 267 181

All data is based on local authority claims for operational agreements recorded on my Department's SHCEP financial management system. Any variations in data between operational figures and total output under leasing delivery streams is due to the time lag in the submission of claims to my Department in respect of new claims after delivery. 

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the real estate investment funds, institutional investors or corporate entities that local authorities and approved housing bodies are leasing social housing from; the number in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/21]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Housing Leasing Programme supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments.

Applications under the leasing programme are made to the relevant local authority who assess each application. Where the application is for more than 4 properties, the local authority must apply to my Department for approval before entering into any agreement.

Local authorities lease dwellings taking account of local need, the suitability of dwellings, sustainable communities’ considerations and value for money. These properties are allocated to households on the social housing waiting list.  As such, the type and size of dwelling leased, the entities from whom the houses are leased and the allocation of those dwellings, is a matter for the relevant local authority having regard to its most recent housing needs assessment.

Details of the owner involved in each social housing leasing project are not held by my Department.

Data on social housing leasing delivery, funded by my Department, in respect of all local authorities to end Q2 2021 is published on my Department’s website at the following link:

www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision

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