Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide modular homes to address the number of persons in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/23]

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 new homes per year over the next decade. This includes an average of 10,000 new build social homes each year in the period to 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. 

Eradicating homelessness is a key priority for this Government and Pathway 2 of the Housing for All plan commits to comprehensive measures to support this priority.

Modern methods of construction (MMC) has been identified as a key measure to address increased housing delivery and methods to support increased use of MMC are set out in Pathway 5 of Housing for All.  MMC is used to describe a range of offsite manufacturing and innovative onsite techniques that provide alternatives to traditional house building.

The Housing for All Action Plan Update, which was published on 2 November 2022, includes a new action to develop a roadmap with targets for increased use of MMC in public housing. My Department is now working closely with the local authorities to increase the use of MMC in the delivery of social housing projects. 

Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland and the Housing for All Action Plan Update can be accessed on my Department’s website at the respective links: