Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if statistical and other information (details supplied) will be provided. [51210/21]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an explanation will be provided of the relationship between the 6,248 SHCEP figure detailed on page 118 of the Budget 2022 expenditure report and the 5,750 SHCEP figure detailed on page 123 of the same report. [51212/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 485 together.

As outlined in the Budget 2022 Expenditure report, the Government is committed to delivering 11,820 social homes in 2022 with 9,000 of these homes to be new build homes. A commitment has also been given under the Government's new Housing Plan Housing for All to phase out long term leasing over the period of the plan with a 2022 target of 1,300 homes reducing to 200 homes in 2025.

In line with Housing for All, Budget 2022 has allocated €345 million in funding for the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP). This budget allocation will support the delivery of an additional 6,248 dwellings by both Local Authorities (LAs) and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) under various schemes. The breakdown of the additional 6,248 dwellings can be found in the table below. The figure of 2,620 dwellings is included within this figure, it comprises delivery under long term leasing, mortgage to rent, repair and leasing and short term leasing. 

Table 1: Additional dwellings to be delivered under SHCEP in 2022

The figure of 5,750 detailed on page 123 of the report is incorrect and should appear as 6,248.