Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of 18–24-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11679/24]

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of 18–30-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11680/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 599 together.

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 SSHA provides a breakdown of categories such as age, household size and household composition.

The most recently published summary for all local authority areas was conducted in November 2022 and is available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/.

Tables 2.1 and A1.1 include details on age profile. It should be noted that the relevant age groupings contained in the report refer to less than 25 years old and 25-29 years old.

The SSHA 2023 is currently underway and I expect to publish the summary report shortly.

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units provided under the CAS for care leavers scheme per year from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/24]

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided per year for the CAS for care leavers scheme per year from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11682/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 and 601 together.

From 2018 to 2023 inclusive, 107 new homes have been provided for care leavers at a combined cost of €22,786,343 from Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) funding. Details are as follows -

CAS /Care Leavers

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Cost information on the delivery of social homes through the various construction streams, is collated by my Department at development/project level rather than at individual housing unit level. The cost of constructing new homes is dependent on a range of variables, such as the location, the scale of the development and the size and type of the homes involved.

The table below sets out the average cost per unit in 2023(Q1-Q3) of social housing across a range of programmes.

* Refers to the All-In cost to include construction/land/design team fees/utilities/% for Art etc

** The CALF Capital Outlay represents the average amount of CALF funding provided. (A maximum of 30% of total cost)

This is the most recent data available, however data is subject to revision as claims are received from local authorities and final accounts are finalised for the SHIP Construction Projects.

CALF funding is capital support provided to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units. This loan facility can support from 25% to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the housing units provided to local authorities for social housing use under long-term lease arrangements known as Payment and Availability Agreements. A nominal interest rate of 2% fixed per annum is charged by the local authority on the initial capital amount. Repayments on either the capital or interest are not required during the term of the loan (between 10 and 30 years), although where an AHB chooses to, repayments can be made during the term. At the end of the term, the outstanding capital amount plus the interest accrued, is owed and repayable to the local authority. The local authority issues the CALF monies to the AHB and the local authority, in turn, recoups same from the Department.

CALF Note 1: Delivery does not necessarily occur in the year of approval or spend

CALF Note 2: The CALF figures are based on application details and may be subject to change as the project progresses.

CALF Note 3: Agreement on Part V arrangements are a matter for the local authorities. In some cases the Part V average is affected by delivery of homes that were subject to agreements prior to the current Part V arrangements. Complete details of PART V arrangements are available from the local authorities.