Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Cost of Construction Study, including its terms of reference, its scope, the person who is conducting the study and when it will be published. [3934/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Construction Cost Study, as committed to under Housing for All, is a shared initiative between the Construction Sector Group and Government, with agreed Terms of Reference, which my Department is now facilitating. A public procurement process was carried out by my Department to appoint consultants to carry out the study and a Steering Group, comprising stakeholders from across Government and industry, provides oversight.

The scope of the study incorporates a cost analysis a for each component of the cost of construction of house and apartment development, with a view to reducing cost and increasing standardisation. It is informed by conducting construction cost comparisons with comparable European countries Denmark, UK, Germany and Netherlands. It also identifies opportunities for cost reduction for consideration by relevant Government departments and industry.

The Housing for All Action Plan Update (November 2022) commits to the completion of the study in Q1 2023. It is intended that it will be published after its completion.