Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses that his Department intends to build in County Tipperary between 2022 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I issued individual targets to each local authority in September 2021, in respect of the delivery required under the Housing for All target of 47,600 built social homes, for each of the years from 2022 to 2026.

The targets in respect of Tipperary County Council are as follows -

In addition, a Housing Delivery Action Plan which will set out how Tipperary County Council propose to deliver their housing targets, is currently being reviewed by my Department and will be published in Quarter 2 of 2022.

For the purpose of tracking social housing delivery, a Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR) is published each quarter by my Department. This provides details of the individual social housing build projects in the programme of each local authority, including Tipperary County Council. It will be the schemes listed in the CSR that will form the basis for new build delivery of social homes in the local authorities during 2022 and beyond. The most recent CSR publication covers the period up to the end of Quarter 3 of 2021, and is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/feea9-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q3-2021/. Further specific information of Tipperary County Council's build programme will be available from the local authority itself.

I'm keen that all local authorities progress their social housing schemes as quickly as possible and that they receive the support of public representatives in the advancement of their programmes.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if housing assistance will be provided to a family (details supplied) that was granted permission to move to Ireland under the family reunification process. [6639/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended.

As social housing support is intended to address a household’s long-term housing need it is expected that any household applying for such support should have a long-term right to reside in the State.

If a household meets the eligibility and need criteria, it qualifies for the suite of social housing supports, including HAP, and is placed on the housing list to be considered for the allocation of suitable tenancies in accordance with the authority’s allocation scheme.

Ultimately, decisions on the qualification of households for social housing support, the most appropriate form of such support, and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the local authority concerned.