Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to accelerate and scale up the delivery of affordable housing via local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12896/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver affordable housing at scale and this momentum will continue as the pipeline is developed by Local Authorities alongside the Approved Housing Bodies and the Land Development Agency. Since 2021 over 10,000 affordable housing supports have been delivered via our delivery partners from a standing start.

As part of the Programme for Government, the Government committed to launching a new comprehensive Starter Home programme across the public, private and approved housing body sector which promotes home ownership and secures long-term rental tenures for young people and fresh start applicants.

As stated in the Programme for Government, the Starter Home programme will support and deliver an average of 15,000 starter homes per year, including through the First Home Scheme and the Help to Buy support, in addition to other affordable purchase and cost rental schemes.

The Government’s ambition is to build on the progress made to date under Housing for All, and deliver over 300,000 homes in the period from 2025 to 2030 equating to an annual average of over 50,000 homes per year, building up to 60,000 in 2030.

Work on translating these revised national housing targets into local, tenure specific targets is ongoing and at an advanced stage. This work is expected to be completed in the coming months and will be published after the work on the revised national planning framework is complete.

We will continue to invest and develop a robust pipeline for affordable homes building on the very significant housing investment provided by Government in recent years.