Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation he has made to Dublin City Council for social housing in 2025; the amount of that which is for refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

My Department does not provide allocations to Local Authorities for social housing. Rather funding is provided in respect of the ongoing funding commitments arising on social housing projects such as new builds, turnkeys and regeneration.

This means that the greater the level of social housing delivery the greater the level of funding my Department provides. In respect of refurbishments of existing developments in Dublin city this is supported through a number of funding channels. These are available to Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies for such regeneration, including for the redevelopment of flat complexes. These include the:

• Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP)
• Affordable Housing Fund (AHF)
• Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF)
• Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL)
• Regeneration (for remedial works)

Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context

89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the means by which he intends to increase the number of serviced sites in Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/25]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context

90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered in County Meath in 2024 and to date in 2025; how that compares with targets; the ambition he has in terms of the numbers of affordable houses for County Meath in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/25]

Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context

91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a State-sponsored housing infrastructure investment fund to provide finance for a major construction of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Government is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social, affordable and cost rental homes at scale and to continue accelerating housing supply across all tenures.

Proposals for measures to help scale up delivery further are being considered in the context of the development of the new national housing plan, to follow Housing for All, as committed to in the Programme for Government.

On 29 April 2025, the Government agreed to the establishment of a new Housing Activation Office (HAO) in my Department. The Office will identify and seek to address barriers to the delivery of public infrastructure projects required to enable housing development, through the alignment of funding; and co-ordination of infrastructure providers.

The Office will develop a co-ordinated programme of public infrastructure investment to address infrastructure barriers impacting housing delivery. It is envisaged that the Office will manage a multi-annual housing infrastructure budget under the new Towns and Cities Infrastructure Investment Fund to support investment in infrastructure and facilities needed to enable housing delivery. The nature of the funding will be determined as part of the review of the National Development Plan, the capital investment plan for the period 2026-2030.