Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 April 2024
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent report to area committee from DLR that only 140 affordable Purchase and 406 Cost rental are planned up to 2026 and does he agree this is wholly inadequate and what measures does he intend to take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15656/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government has targeted delivery of 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and via the First Home scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.
My Department is supporting the acceleration of affordable housing delivery with funding and other practical measures, both in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and more widely, with delivery by these key partners who work alongside local authorities.
I note that Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, in collaboration with the Land Development Agency, is currently delivering , with support from the Affordable Housing Fund, the largest public housing project in the State at Shanganagh Castle which includes 306 cost rental homes and 91 affordable purchase homes, and which will begin to come on stream this year.
I also note that Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's currently projected delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental homes, set out in the report referenced, will be supplemented by additional affordable homes being delivered by the Land Development Agency, Approved Housing Bodies and via the First Home Scheme.
The affordable housing pipeline continues to grow as new schemes are identified, planned and approved and will be enhanced further as the higher Part V requirements introduced in the Affordable Housing Act 2021 begin to bear fruit.
