Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in receipt of HAP payments on 1 January for each local authority in each of the past three years in tabular form. [49123/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in receipt of RAS payments on 1 January for each local authority in each of the past three years in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49124/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together.

The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) are forms of social housing support, provided by my Department, for people who have a long-term housing need.

The table below details the number of active HAP tenancies, by local authority, on the 1st January 2020, 2021 and 2022:-

*The DRHE is operating the HAP Homeless Place Finder Service on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities.

The table below details the number of active RAS tenancies, by local authority, on 1st January 2020, 2021 and 2022:-

I am committed to decreasing our reliance on the HAP and RAS schemes and central to that is significantly scaling up our social housing supply. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies. My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity in all local authorities. This data is available up to the end of Quarter 2 2022 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units owned by each local authority as of 1 January in each of the past three years in tabular form. [49125/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency.

My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. Data to the end of Quarter 2 2022 is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/

My Department also publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR). The CSR provides details of social housing developments that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and pre-tender process. The most recent publication was for Q2 2022. The report is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/5a259-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q2-2022/. A version of this file is available to download for analysis at DHLGH Catalog - Business unit - Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

My Department does not collate data on the numbers of housing units owned by individual local authorities. However, the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) produces an annual Performance Indicator Report for local authorities, which details a range of performance indicators for local authorities, including local authority owned social housing stock. The latest report is available on the NOAC website at the following link: Report 44: NOAC Performance Indicator Report 2020 - National Oversight & Audit Commission.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant and unoccupied housing units in each local authority on 1 January in each of the past three years in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49126/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the duration of the vacancies in each vacant and unoccupied housing unit for each local authority for periods of under one, up to three and up to six months in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [49136/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together.

Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process.

Data in relation to levels of vacancy, average turnaround times and reasons associated with this are not routinely collated by my Department. However, statistics in relation to the social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including vacancy and the average time taken to re-tenant a dwelling. The most recent report, relating to 2020, is available on the NOAC website at the following link:

noac.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NOAC-Local-Authority-Performance-Indicator-Report-2020.pdf