Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of modular homes that have been and are being ordered for each county in the State, given the dearth of social and affordable housing, the worsening housing crisis and the lifting of eviction ban; the number of suitable sites that have been identified for same; the total cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13246/23]

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how much land has been identified for modular housing in north Kildare; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13259/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 460 together.

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, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. 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 by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2022, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: Data for Quarter 4 2022 is currently being collated and will be published in the coming weeks.

My Department also publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR). The CSR provides details of social housing developments and their location that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and tender processes. The most recent publication was for Quarter 3 2022. All Construction Status Reports are available at the following link:

Data in relation to new dwelling completions is published by the CSO on a quarterly basis and can be accessed via the following link:

While my Department does not hold details on the various construction processes used in the delivery of new homes, 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. The development of MMC will improve productivity in construction and increase efficiency in residential construction.

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 social and affordable housing.