Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1154.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses that have been allocated to local authorities under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33154/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).

Housing for All required each local authority to prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan to address social and affordable housing needs in their areas over the period 2022-2026, in line with targets set under Housing for All. The Plans include details of planned local authority, AHB and Part V delivery for social housing schemes. A copy of each local authority's Housing Delivery Action Plan is available on their websites.

Amendments to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 were introduced via the Affordable Housing Act 2021 which was passed by the Oireachtas in July 2021. These amendments were on foot of the commitment made in the Programme for Government and increase the contribution under Part V from 10% to 20% to include affordable and cost rental housing.

My Department publishes statistics of housing delivered through Part V on a quarterly basis. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: