Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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862.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units currently under design and construction in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 under Housing for All.[35439/24]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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892.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the scale of the pipeline for social homes and for affordable homes, from the local authorities, from the approved housing bodies and from the Land Development Agency, both for Dublin and for the rest of the country; and the estimated number of these which will be delivered in the next three years.[35873/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 862 and 892 together.

Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes an average of 10,000 new build social homes each year in the period to 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency.

Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. Increased delivery of social housing is a key Housing for All objective and is supported through a range of funding streams delivered via local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). The number of completed new build social homes, and the number in the pipeline, continues to grow year-on-year, with new construction projects added to the pipeline regularly.

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. The Plans do not include additional affordable homes that will be delivered by the LDA, AHBs, First Home and via the higher Part V requirements introduced in the Affordable Housing Act 2021. A copy of each local authority's Housing Delivery Action Plan is available on their websites.

Social Housing Build Targets for the next three years are set out in the table below:

My Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR). The CSR provides details of social housing developments and their location that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and tender processes.

The most recent publication was for Quarter 1 2024. All Construction Status Reports are available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/

A version of the CSR file can also be downloaded for analysis by local authority at the link below: www.gov.ie/en/publication/cbe5c-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q1-2024/

In relation to affordable housing, Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing over the next decade. 54,000 affordable homes will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency and through First Home, which is a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.

My Department continues to liaise with all local authorities and other delivery partners in relation to the further development of an affordable housing delivery programme that will respond effectively to all affordable housing requirements identified at a local level.

In addition, the First Home Scheme, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model, similar to that employed in the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. Since September 2023, the First Home Scheme now supports those who wish to build their own home. The scheme is available nationwide and more information can be found at www.firsthomescheme.ie/.

Finally, the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, launched in July 2022, supports bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use as homes, with support of up to €50,000 being provided for the refurbishment of vacant properties and a further €20,000 available where the property is derelict. The grant is making the refurbishment of these properties into homes an affordable option for buyers and owners.

In addition, the LDA represents a crucial lever in the Government’s delivery of affordable and social homes, deploying two primary delivery mechanisms, the first being direct delivery on lands sourced from the State or on lands purchased by the LDA and the second through the Project Tosaigh initiative, whereby the LDA partners with homebuilders to unlock stalled private, planning-consented developments in the shorter-term. Over 2,500 social, affordable purchase and cost rental homes have been delivered, contracted or are in the approved pipeline since Project Tosaigh activity began in 2022.