Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the delivery of affordable housing in 2023 compared to 2022; his expectations for same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24311/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing out to 2030 including 54,000 affordable homes to be delivered by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and through the First Home Scheme, which is a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.

In 2022, which was the first full year of delivery of affordable housing under Housing for All, we saw delivery of over 1,700 affordable housing supports across our delivery partners from a standing start.

In 2023, over 4,000 affordable housing supports have been delivered via our delivery partners, an output which has more than doubled since the previous year, and representing an increase of 128% on 2022 activity, which highlights the significant progress achieved to date.

Data for affordable housing delivery is published on my Department's website up to Quarter 4 2023 with data currently being verified for Quarter 1 2024, which I expect my Department will be in a position to report on shortly.

We have securely laid the foundation that will allow us to continue to ramp up delivery for the coming years, as the pipeline of affordable housing delivery is developed and expanded.

In addition, I have asked my Department to prepare a revised Affordable Housing Strategy to take account of the new housing targets later this year and to bring forward additional affordable delivery as quickly as possible.