John Clendennen (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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1361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and percentage of eligible applicants for the housing development and contribution waiver that have completed their respective housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21226/25]

John Clendennen (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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1362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses that are eligible for the housing development and contribution waiver built have yet to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/25]

John Clendennen (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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1363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units in Offaly that are eligible for the housing development and contribution waiver but have yet to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1361, 1362 and 1363 together.

On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges.

The Government recognised that further measures needed to be put in place to help address cost and viability with a view to incentivising the activation of a pipeline of new housing commencements, and assisting in the delivery of supply as quickly as possible. The waiver scheme applied to all permitted residential development including multi-unit developments, self-build houses and one-off houses, student accommodation and sheltered housing.

The schemes initially applied for one year to all permitted residential development that commenced on site between 25 April 2023 (the date of the Government Decision approving the measure) and 24 April 2024, and that are completed not later than 31 December 2025. On 23 April 2024, the Government approved an extension for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions in respect of residential development commenced not later than 31 December 2024 and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and waste water connection charges in respect of residential development commenced not later than 30 September 2024.

In April 2024, the final date for the completion of development works on qualifying houses under the schemes was extended from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026.

The Department has received claims for 75,389 residential units under the Development Contribution Waiver Scheme to date - of which, 445 residential units are in County Offaly.

As per the terms of the scheme, applicants have until the extended date of 31 December 2026 to complete development works.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost, per unit, of new-build affordable housing delivered in 2024, broken down by AHF construction, AHF turnkey, CREL construction, CREL turnkey, LDA Project Tosaigh, and LDA direct delivery, in tabular form. [21249/25]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of new build affordable housing delivered in 2024, broken down by AHF construction, AHF turnkey CREL construction, CREL turnkey, LDA Project Tosaigh, and LDA direct delivery, in tabular form. [21250/25]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost, per unit, of social housing acquisitions in 2024, broken down by tenant-in-situ, housing first, buy-and-renew and vacant acquisitions, and with a further breakdown of these categories by local authority area, in tabular form. [21251/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing acquisitions in 2024, broken down by tenant-in-situ, housing first, buy-and-renew and vacant acquisitions, and with a further breakdown of these categories by local authority area, in tabular form. [21252/25]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure in 2022, 2023 and 2024 on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure, in tabular form. [21253/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Social Housing is delivered through a range of Local Authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery programmes. Capital expenditure on the delivery of new social homes is also supported by current funding provided through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP).

In respect of Affordable Housing delivery, Housing for All provides for a number of important affordability measures, supported by an investment package of direct Exchequer funding, investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and lending by the Housing Finance Agency (HFA).

The table below sets out the expenditure details requested. The 2024 data for LDA investment and HFA loan advances will be available once finalised by the respective agencies.