Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new social housing units completed in Cork City in each of the past three years, with a breakdown by municipal district. [51977/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part V housing units delivered in Cork city since 2020; and the number located in Cork north central. [51978/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together.

My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. This data is available to the end of Q1 2025 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/. Further data on Part V delivery is available on the Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics/. Data for Q2 2025 is currently being collated and will be published shortly.

My Department also publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which 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 2025. All CSRs 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, location etc. at this link: .

The Q2 2025 Construction Status Report is currently being compiled.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average waiting time for households on the social housing list in Cork city; the number of households waiting more than five years and more than ten years; and the measures being taken to reduce these waiting periods. [51979/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).

The most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2024, is available on my Department's website, along with all summaries since 2011 at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/

The key figure reported in the SSHA is referred to as ‘net need’. Net need is the total number of households qualified for social housing support whose need for support is not being met. This total excludes duplicate applications, those in receipt of social housing support and households on a transfer list.

While the average waiting time per local authority list is not captured, details on the length of time spent on the respective lists of each local authority are included in tables 2.8 and A1.8 in the report. It does not provide a breakdown of the number of years beyond the category of more than 7 years.

The Government is committed to increasing the supply of housing, including new social homes. This is demonstrated by the record level of investment provided for the delivery of Housing in 2025, with overall capital funding available of almost €7.5 billion.