Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing and affordable housing projects under construction across the four Dublin local authorities by the location address, the number of units, project status and the expected completion date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7586/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes a detailed Social Housing Construction Status Report each quarter, which provides scheme level detail on social housing new build activity in each local authority, including those delivered by Approved Housing Bodies. The most recent publication covers the period up to the end of Quarter 3 2021 and can be accessed at the following weblink: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/

The most recent report for Quarter 3 2021, shows that within the four Dublin local authorities, there were 2,479 social homes onsite at the end of Quarter 3, with an additional 2,438 homes at various stages of design and procurement processes.

There are currently seven confirmed affordable housing projects within the four Dublin local authorities which will be completed, or partially completed in 2022, providing 55 Affordable Purchase homes and 156 Cost Rental dwellings through the Affordable Housing Fund and the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL). An additional 141 Cost Rental units have received approval in principle for funding under the CREL and are scheduled to be completed in 2022, subject to the completion of contract agreements. The details for these developments are outlined in the tables below:

Fingal County Council

Dún Laoghaire –Rathdown County Council

South Dublin County Council

In addition to these projects, the First Home scheme is scheduled to begin providing equity support to buyers with an affordability constraint by the second half of this year. This scheme has a national target of 1,750 for 2022.

Furthermore, the Land Development Agency (LDA) has a delivery target of 830 Cost Rental homes and 300 Affordable Purchase homes for 2022. This delivery is intended to be secured through the market engagement exercise "Project Tosaigh" and not from strategic/State land sites. The LDA is engaged in discussions with a number of parties regarding potential 2022 delivery and will be in a position to indicate expected numbers and tenure breakdown before the end of Quarter 1.