Written answers

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Housing Provision

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many new social homes were delivered in 2023 and how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/24]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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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 for 2022 and 2023 and is published on the statistics' page of my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/

In 2023, 11,939 new social homes were delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, including 8,110 new-build homes, 1,830 acquisitions and 1,999 homes through leasing programmes.

This is an increase of 16.33% on 2022 when 10,263 social homes were delivered. At the time that was the highest annual output of social homes in decades and the highest level of delivery of new-build housing since 1975.

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