Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Departmental Budgets

Photo of Mick BarryMick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 11 of the Stability Programme Update 2022 that is designated for housing that is for building social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29163/22]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The capital expenditure provision for my Department in 2022 as set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) and available at is €3,403m.

The breakdown of this capital allocation by Programme is set out below:

PROGRAMME 2022 GROSS CAPITAL PROVISION €m
Housing 2,256
Water 876
Local Government 24
Planning 155
Met Éireann 14
Heritage 78
TOTAL 3,403

These provisions will be used to advance capital investment across a range of programme areas within my Department’s remit. The 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 annual average of 10,000 social homes from 2022 to 2030. Funding of almost €4 billion is available in 2022 to deliver capital and current housing programmes. This funding will support social and affordable housing delivery, along with the implementation of a broad range of programmes providing targeted support to meet housing need.

In relation to capital ceilings for 2023-2025, these are outlined in the National Development Plan published by DPER. See link below:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/774e2-national-development-plan-2021-2030/.

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