Public Private Partnerships

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Questions (28, 31, 63, 82, 98, 108, 432, 470)

Conor Sheehan

Question:

28. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on PPP delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35897/25]

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31. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the public-private-partnership (PPP) bundle 3 following the recent review of PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35717/25]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

63. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his plans to get construction going on the six social housing sites that were part of the now collapsed public private partnership bundle 3. [35822/25]

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John Brady

Question:

82. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that will be put in place to ensure the social housing which was due to be completed in PPP bundle 3, including 106 homes in Blessington in Wicklow, will be completed without additional delay. [35838/25]

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Paul Murphy

Question:

98. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the State will directly build social housing projects that were to be built using PPPs, in light of the escalating costs associated with PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/25]

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Paul McAuliffe

Question:

108. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the public-private-partnership (PPP) bundles 4-7 following the recent review of PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35763/25]

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Conor Sheehan

Question:

432. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on bundles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the public private partnership social housing projects; whether they will continue as public private partnerships or be dropped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36579/25]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

470. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on social housing PPP bundles 4, 5, 6 & 7 in the context of the decision by the Minister to not proceed with bundle 3. [35715/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

I propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 31, 63, 82, 98, 108, 432 and 470 together.

The clear focus of this Government is to increase the supply of new build social and affordable homes. This is key to addressing the housing challenge and in particular preventing and ultimately eliminating long term homelessness, and that unquestionably must be the priority for all local authorities.

The social housing PPP programme was announced in 2014 aiming to deliver circa 1,500 units in three phases (Bundles 1 –3) with 25-year maintenance and tenancy management commitments before transferring to local authorities. In 2021, the Housing for All plan extended the initiative, identifying Bundles 4 –7 to deliver approximately 2,850 additional units.

Bundles 1 & 2 completed in 2021 delivered 999 new social homes across 8 counties and Bundle 3 targeted the delivery of a further 486 social homes across 6 sites in 4 Local Authority areas.

After conducting a review of the proposed costs of Bundle 3 of the Social Housing PPP programme, my Department has decided not to proceed to contract award in the current procurement process for the Social Housing Bundle 3 PPP project. This is due to the overall costs of the Bundle 3 project, which are now considered too high.

All sites within the Bundle 3 project have full planning permission and all of them will be delivered by way of alternative procurement and delivery strategies.

In light of the costs on Bundle 3, I have asked my Department to initiate, with the help of the NDFA, a review of Bundles 4 -7 to determine the most appropriate procurement and delivery strategy in order to ensure these homes are delivered and the most efficient and effective use of the available public resources.