James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the social housing waiting list in Cork County Council now compares with that in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33198/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recent summary, conducted in November 2022, shows Cork County Council have 2,318 households on their social housing waiting list, a reduction of 8.5% from 2019. This compares to 2,533 households in 2019. Therefore, when comparing the two years, there has been a reduction of 215 households on the social housing waiting list for Cork County Council.

I issued social housing targets to each local authority for the period 2022-2026. The targets for Cork County Council include the delivery of 3,198 new build social homes between 2022 and 2026.

In 2022, the local authority, using the range of social housing delivery mechanisms delivered 662 additional social housing homes.

While the oversight and management of the housing waiting list, including the allocation of tenancies, is a matter solely for Cork County Council, I expect the delivery of these homes to contribute significantly to meeting the accommodation needs of households on the Council's waiting list.