Written Answers Nos. 613-668
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has completed any land-assembly analysis for Cork to support the delivery of starter homes; and the findings for the Blarney and Glanmire catchments. [63861/25]
View answerMy Department does not collate the information sought and the query would be more appropriately directed to the local authority in question.
It should be noted that local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. The broad oversight role that my Department fulfils in respect of Local Government policy does not include the power to instruct or direct the authorities unless that is specifically provided for in legislation. The democratically elected Councillors are responsible for running the local authority in conjunction with the Chief Executive and his/her team. Under Section 149 of the Local Government Act 2001, the Chief Executive of a local authority is responsible for the executive functions of the local authority, and for that purpose to manage and control generally, the administration and business of the authority.
618. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units currently delayed due to planning appeals, water-connection issues, environmental assessments, or inter-agency approvals; the average duration of delays; and the actions being taken within the next 12 months to clear these blockages. [63878/25]
View answer625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the issues that have arisen between planning authorities, Uisce Éireann, the National Transport Authority, and other statutory bodies that have delayed housing delivery in the past three years; and the mechanisms being introduced under Delivering Homes, Building Communities to prevent such delays. [63891/25]
View answer689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Housing Land Availability zonings currently prevented from activation due to wastewater, water, road, or transport capacity; and the measures planned to address these infrastructure gaps. [63967/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 618, 625 and 689 together.
The extent of population and economic growth in recent years has placed pressure on infrastructure, including infrastructure needed to support housing delivery.
In response to this, I have established a new Housing Activation Office (HAO) in my Department, to coordinate the delivery of public infrastructure projects needed to support housing development. The HAO includes senior specialists from Uisce Éireann, ESB Networks, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the local government sector who will support the work of the office.
I have also announced a €1 billion Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund under Delivering Homes, Building Communities to enable direct investment in housing enabling infrastructure at a local level. This fund will complement investment by infrastructure agencies such as Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks as part of a more coordinated approach.
The establishment of a dedicated Infrastructure Division in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to advance a programme of reforms needed to accelerate infrastructure delivery will also greatly help to address barriers to the delivery of vital public infrastructure projects.
620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the arrangements being put in place for quarterly reporting of progress under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the metrics that will be published; and whether these reports will include regional outputs, completions, commencements, planning timelines, and stalled schemes. [63880/25]
View answerDelivering Homes, Building Communities, published 13 November 2025, is Ireland’s new national housing plan. It is a wide-ranging action plan focused on housing supply and targeting homelessness. It encompasses two pillars.
Pillar 1, activating supply,focuses on activating the supply of 300,000 homes. This will be achieved through activating more land, providing more housing-related infrastructure, securing more development finance for home building, addressing viability challenges particularly those seen in apartment delivery, increasing the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction, increasing the skills in the residential construction sector and working toward ending dereliction and vacancy.
Pillar 2, supporting people, details how Government will support people. It sets out a series of key actions that work towards ending homelessness, support affordability and address the housing needs of people as they progress through life. In partnership with local authorities, the LDA and AHBs, the Plan will address the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities, make buying and renting homes more affordable and support the development of villages, towns and cities across the country.
The implementation of each action in the plan will be led by a named Government department, State Agency or other body. The actions are designed to deliver on the objectives outlined throughout the Plan, supporting the Government’s overall vision for a sustainable, inclusive, and well-functioning housing system. Progress on the implementation of these actions will be regularly monitored and reviewed by the Cabinet Committee on Housing, ensuring effective oversight, accountability, and the timely delivery of all actions.
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units currently delayed at the planning stage across local authorities; the average processing time for applications and appeals; and the actions planned within the next 12 months to reduce these timelines. [63886/25]
View answer627. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time taken for a housing appeal to be decided by An Bord Pleanála in 2023 and 2024; and whether statutory timelines will be introduced or strengthened to support housing delivery. [63893/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 627 together.
The information requested is not held by my Department.
An Coimisiún Pleanála is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2024, as amended, and certain other Acts.
The Planning and Development Act 2024, includes a number of new provisions relating to An Coimisiún Pleanála, as part of a significant restructure. The Act will introduce statutory time periods for decision making for all consent processes, including, for the first time, for An Coimisiún Pleanála. This will bring increased certainty to the planning consent processes, for both the public and stakeholders involved in the delivery of key infrastructure such as housing and renewable energy.
For Coimisiún processes, timelines are being introduced for appeals as well as the various consents applications made directly to the Coimisiún.
It is important to acknowledge that a certain percentage of cases, due to particular circumstances, such as complexity, requests for further information from applicants for permission or further submissions from other participants including third parties, will not meet the 18 week target.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Coimisiún Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.
626. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing schemes marked as stalled or inactive nationally; the number of homes affected; and the expected timeline for reactivation of these schemes under Delivering Homes, Building Communities. [63892/25]
View answerGovernment 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. Since the beginning of 2022 my Department has supported the delivery of 35,163 new social homes across thousands of individual projects funded through build, acquisition and leasing programmes as well as 16,809 new affordable homes.
My Department continually engages with local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) while assessing applications for suitability, value for money and compliance with the various requirements of the applicable funding scheme. The decision to not proceed with a project which has previously been approved is not the norm, however the information sought is not readily available as the systems used to track projects though the various lifecycle stages do not record the information requested. The compilation of the data requested would involve delivery teams reviewing individual projects on a manual basis.
Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities including the delivery of approved social and affordable housing schemes in line with funding conditions.
My Department continues to receive and assess applications for suitability, value for money and compliance with the various requirements of the applicable funding scheme and the Department is committed to the provision of funding to local authorities and AHBs for the delivery of Social and Affordable housing projects.
631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average house price and average monthly rent in Cork city and Cork county; the change in these figures in the past 12 months; and how he expects the new strategy to impact these trends. [63897/25]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) on a monthly basis on it's website at: https://data.cso.ie/table/HPM09, with data disaggregated nationally by type of residential property. House price indices are also provided for seven regions outside of Dublin including the South-West (Cork and Kerry).
The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) and Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) produce a quarterly Rent Index report to track price developments in the Irish private rental market. This can be found on the RTB website at: https://rtb.ie/data-insights/rtb-research-reports/rtb-esri-rent-index/.
Government is focused on increasing the national housing stock and ensuring a suitable range of housing, across tenure types, is available to all. The new housing plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities builds on the foundations laid under Housing for All and will deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes, including record levels of new social homes, an ambitious nationwide Starter Homes Programme and the provision of additional delivery in the areas of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and vacant and derelict properties brought back into use, as set out in the Programme for Government. This will have a meaningful impact on the housing market, increased supply will help dampen house price growth and ease affordability challenges across the country, and ensure that everyone has a range of housing options available to them, whether they want to buy a house, rent one, or are in need social housing.
The Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) funding Scheme is available to Approved Housing Bodies to provide affordable rented accommodation to those who meet the income eligibility requirements for cost rental homes. The nature of the Cost Rental model means that Cost Rental homes are advertised and made available at a certain rent level, which is needed to cover the costs of delivery and provision. Cost rents must be at least 25% below prevailing market rents.
Applications for CREL are regularly received by the Housing Agency, who manage the Scheme on my Department's behalf, and as such the assessment and approval of applications on hand is continual.
To date in 2025, 42 projects (3,232 units) have been approved across 15 different local authority areas for delivery from 2025 to 2029. This includes 1,024 units for delivery in Cork City, and the first CREL project in Cork County, which is due to deliver 40 units.
Over 150 CREL units have already been delivered in Cork City since the inception of CREL to the end of Q2 of 2025.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, details of specific proposals cannot be released. However, my Department can confirm that it continues to work with the Approved Housing Body sector to deliver cost rental housing at scale.
635. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated mortgage burden for first-time buyers under current interest rate conditions; the measures being taken to ease this burden; and whether the new strategy includes any support for households facing rising mortgage costs. [63901/25]
View answerMatters relating to mortgages are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance.
The Government’s new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030, contains a suite of measures that make buying a home more affordable for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants.
Through the new Plan, Government is funding an ambitious Starter Homes Programme nationwide which will support access to an average of 15,000 Starter Homes supports annually to 2030, while working to secure more enduring solutions to starter home viability and affordability.
The Starter Homes Programme will bring together the existing variety of supports under one umbrella to strengthen the focus and visibility of these initiatives. Building further on achievements to date, this will drive increased supply and improved affordability to help thousands more people.
The First Home Scheme (FHS) will continue to support people to buy a new home in the private market or to build their first home, using a shared equity model. Government and participating banks provide support for up to 30% of the cost of the home in return for equity in the home, which the purchaser can buy back at any time.
The FHS has increased access to its support by extending the Scheme to include eligible applicants building their own home and enabling tenants to purchase their home from landlords intending to sell the property. In line with the Programme for Government, work will commence with the pillar banks to examine the further expansion of the scheme to support first time buyers seeking to purchase and renovate derelict or long-term vacant properties.
Furthermore, building on the extension of the scheme to the end of 2027, Government will continue to work with the pillar banks with a view to extending the operation of the scheme to 2030.
The Starter Home Purchase Scheme will see increased affordable housing delivered by local authorities and the LDA. It will support eligible households to buy new, high-quality, starter-sized homes at upfront reduced prices, delivered via a shared equity approach. Higher delivery of homes under the scheme will see improved access to apartment purchase via the scheme and greater availability of affordable purchase homes nationwide.
The Help to Buy (HTB) scheme supports eligible buyers who wish to buy a newly built house or apartment. It is available for new homes that cost €500,000 or less. Within the umbrella of the Starter Homes Programme, this support for deposit accumulation can be combined with either the First Home Scheme or the Starter Home Purchase Scheme, thereby providing an additional affordability support.
The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (VPRG) provides funding to refurbish vacant and derelict homes for residential use. A grant of up to €50,000 is available to renovate a vacant property and up to €70,000, if the property is derelict. Delivering Homes, Building Communities is committed to reactivating housing stock through this grant. It is a key element of Government support for increased home ownership and improved affordability, ensuring access to the right Starter Home support in the right place.
In addition, the Local Authority Home Loan will continue as a government-backed mortgage option for eligible first-time buyers and certain other applicants to achieve homeownership. The Local Authority Home Loan can be used to buy both new and second-hand homes.
The Government is acutely aware of the challenges the cost of a mortgage can place on first-time buyers. Delivering Homes, Building Communities, will see the delivery of 300,000 homes, address the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities and make buying and renting homes more affordable. The Plan can be accessed on the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/delivering-homes-building-communities-2025-2030-an-action-plan-on-housing-supply-and-targeting-homelessness/.
637. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of households on social housing waiting lists in Cork city and Cork county; the average waiting time; and the expected reduction in waiting lists as a result of the increased social housing targets. [63903/25]
View answer665. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households on disability-related social housing waiting lists in Cork city and Cork county; the average waiting time; and how the new strategy will reduce these waiting times. [63942/25]
View answer668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of supported housing units planned for delivery nationally to 2030; the expected annual output; and the specific projects planned for Cork city and Cork county. [63945/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 637, 665 and 668 together.
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/.
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.
Table 2.6 and table A1.6 provide a breakdown of any specific accommodation requirements and shows 4,348 households had a specific accommodation requirement due to ‘physical, sensory, mental or intellectual impairment’.
The SSHA 2025 process is currently underway and I expect to publish the summary report before the end of Q1 2026.
My Department does not collate data on the number of wheelchair-accessible and fully-adapted social housing units delivered. Such information may be obtained from individual local authorities.
Details on the number of households given medical priority is not available, decisions on the awarding of medical priority, and the allocation of that support, are a matter solely for the local authority concerned, in accordance with their allocation schemes made under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations.
Efforts to reduce social housing waiting lists will centre on significantly increasing the supply of new social homes and ensuring that these homes are targeted to meet the specific needs identified for households. Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030 commits to delivering an average of 12,000 new social homes per annum, building on the substantial progress made between July 2020 and the end of 2024, when more than 48,000 social homes were added to the stock. This level of delivery, supported by build, acquisition and leasing, marks some of the highest outputs on record.
Demand for social housing is expected to remain strong as the population grows and ages, and changing demographics will increase the need for targeted provision. To meet this need and work towards eliminating long term homelessness, the Government is committed to the fact that new delivery must continue to rise. The new Plan seeks to scale up delivery further, reaching up to 72,000 new social homes in the period 2025 to 2030, an ambition that will require the support of local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies and the Land Development Agency; as well as their need to expand their respective build programmes.
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 Q2 2025 and is published at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/.
Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) up to 100% Capital funding is provided to AHBs to provide new social homes for priority categories to include homeless, disability and age friendly housing. Data on CAS units is available to the end of Q2 2025 and is published at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/.
My Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), on a quarterly basis. The CSR 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 2 2025. All CSRs are available at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/.
641. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict residential properties on the Derelict Sites Register in each local authority area; the number of enforcement actions taken in 2023 and 2024; and the number of properties brought back into use in each period. [63908/25]
View answerThe Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site as defined in the Act. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site.
Each local authority maintains a derelict sites register under section 8 of the Act for sites which they consider are derelict under the Act. Sites entered on the derelict sites register are subject to an annual derelict sites levy of 7% of market value, which will continue to apply until the site is rendered non-derelict. However, the placing of sites on the register and the collecting of levies on those sites are part of the overall process that local authorities undertake with the owners of derelict sites they identify. Local authorities engage directly with site owners to try to bring these sites back into productive use and out of dereliction before they are formally listed on the register. This direct engagement can often lead to those units being brought back into productive use.
Local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in quarter 2 of the following year and my Department is finalising the 2024 returns and will publish them shortly.
A tabular statement setting out the information requested regarding the 2023 returns is attached.
|
Local Authority |
No. of sites in respect of which a notice / demand under the Act issued |
No. Of these Sites where isues were resolved and required no further action |
No. of Derelict Sites on Register at 31 December 2023 |
|
Carlow |
25 |
0 |
16 |
|
Cavan |
24 |
0 |
18 |
|
Clare |
49 |
1 |
52 |
|
Cork County |
33 |
0 |
71 |
|
Cork City |
256 |
16 |
158 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
Dublin City |
273 |
33 |
109 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
21 |
12 |
10 |
|
Fingal |
46 |
7 |
6 |
|
Galway City |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Galway County |
20 |
10 |
3 |
|
Kerry |
77 |
6 |
64 |
|
Kildare |
42 |
2 |
42 |
|
Kilkenny |
42 |
6 |
40 |
|
Laois |
53 |
17 |
30 |
|
Leitrim |
15 |
1 |
23 |
|
Limerick City & County |
425 |
121 |
427 |
|
Longford |
3 |
0 |
35 |
|
Louth |
76 |
2 |
34 |
|
Mayo |
268 |
46 |
270 |
|
Meath |
40 |
10 |
34 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
Offaly |
23 |
7 |
17 |
|
Roscommon |
77 |
12 |
33 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
0 |
31 |
|
South Dublin |
25 |
2 |
10 |
|
Tipperary |
140 |
18 |
71 |
|
Waterford City & County |
112 |
6 |
78 |
|
Westmeath |
83 |
0 |
76 |
|
Wexford |
136 |
11 |
85 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
2396 |
348 |
1903 |
642. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict homes recorded in Cork city and Cork county; the number activated for reuse in the past two years; and the expected contribution of vacancy and dereliction measures to Cork's housing delivery to 2030. [63909/25]
View answer640. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number activated for reuse in 2023 and 2024; and the expected annual activation figures to 2030 under Delivering Homes, Building Communities. [63907/25]
View answer647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential units acquired through compulsory purchase orders in 2023 and 2024; the number resold, refurbished, or brought into use; and the planned use of CPOs under Delivering Homes, Building Communities. [63914/25]
View answer662. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated for vacancy and dereliction activation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of homes activated with this funding; and the expected annual activation figures to 2030 under Delivering Homes, Building Communities. [63939/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 642, 640, 647 and 662 together.
Working to end dereliction and vacancy is a key priority in the Government's new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities. The Plan will ensure that the activities and resources used to address vacancy and dereliction are co-ordinated, and that legislative powers are used proactively to bring dereliction and vacancy to an end.
Data in relation to vacant properties is available from a number of sources such as the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Census 2022 and GeoDirectory.
The CSO has recently developed a new statistical release on residential vacancy. The release, published on 24 September 2025, provides information on the extent of residential vacancy in 2022 and 2023, using ESB data on metered residential electricity consumption, with future regular publications planned.
In the release, the CSO note a national vacancy rate of 3.3% at the end of Q4 2023, down from 3.6% in Q4 2022. Data is provided at a national, local authority and local electoral level, including for Cork City and Cork County.
In the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report for Q2 2025, the average vacancy rate across Ireland, as measured, had dropped to 3.7%, the lowest rate recorded since 2013; a local authority breakdown is also provided.
A range of initiatives and funding mechanisms have been introduced in recent years and these measures are successfully reducing the levels of vacancy and dereliction right across the country.
One of the key measures introduced is the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, introduced in July 2022 under the Croí Cónaithe fund. The grant provides up to €70,000 for the refurbishment of vacant and derelict properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent.
My Department publishes data on applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant on its website on a quarterly basis, which includes the total number of grants paid out where refurbishment works have been completed, per local authority. This data can be accessed at the following link: Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant statistics www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-statistics/#2025.
The Plan commits to 20,000 homes being brought back into use, supported by the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant.
The CPO Activation Programme was launched in 2023. This requires local authorities to take a proactive, systematic approach to identifying vacant and derelict properties and engaging with the owners to bring these properties back into use, including use of their compulsory purchase powers where engagement with owners is unsuccessful.
My Department has published data for 2023 and 2024 on the CPO Activation Programme on its website, which includes the number of properties that entered the Programme, the number of compulsory purchase/acquisitions commenced and the number of compulsory purchase/acquisitions completed per local authority. This data can be accessed at the following link: Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) Activation Programme, at assets.gov.ie/static/documents/bdfef028/CPO_Activation_Programme_-_LA_use_of_CPO_powers.pdf.
Various funding sources are available to local authorities to purchase vacant and derelict properties to bring them into use. Under Call 3 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), Government established a €150 million revolving fund for local authorities to acquire vacant or derelict properties, using their compulsory purchase powers where necessary.
Funding is also available from the Social Housing Investment Programme. This programme supports local authorities to acquire and re-develop all types of vacant and derelict buildings and sites, from single properties to more extensive buildings, or blocks for social housing purposes.
All 31 local authorities have a full-time Vacant Homes Officer in place as a key point of contact in their Vacant Homes Office teams.
The new measures outlined in the Plan will build on these schemes and the significant work that has been done and outcomes achieved over the past number of years.
I firmly believe the commitment Government has made to addressing vacancy and dereliction and the actions under Delivering Homes, Building Communities will continue to play a vital role in delivering homes across the country.
643. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications, approvals, and completed refurbishments under the croí cónaithe towns scheme since its introduction; the average cost per unit; and whether reforms are planned to increase uptake in Cork. [63910/25]
View answerThe Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, introduced in July 2022 under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. A top-up grant of up to €20,000 is available where the property is confirmed to be derelict, bringing the total grant available for a derelict property up to a maximum of €70,000. In order to qualify for the grant, the property must be vacant for two years or more at the time of application.
My Department publishes data on applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant on its website on a quarterly basis, which includes the number of applications, approvals and the total number and value of grants paid per local authority. This data also includes a breakdown of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and the Derelict Property Top-up Grant for every quarter. The Q3 2025 grant statistics were published on 17 October 2025. This data can be accessed at the following link: Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant statistics at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-statistics/#2025.
Data in relation to the average cost of homes availing of the grant in not collated by my Department.
The Governments new Housing plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities has committed to improve and expand the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. My Department is currently progressing this work.
644. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of brownfield sites identified for housing nationally; the expected annual delivery from these sites to 2030; and the measures planned to accelerate activation of brownfield land. [63911/25]
View answerInformation on the number of brownfield sites identified for housing nationally is not held or collated by my Department.
With regard to residential land held by local authorities, I should point out that local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities, including the use of land.
Since its establishment, the Land Development Agency (LDA) carries out certain functions with regard to State owned relevant public land. Relevant public land is land owned by a relevant public body, being a local authority, Government Minister or state body listed in Schedule 1 and 2 of the Act, within a town the population of which is equal to or greater than 10,000 persons at the last Census.
In accordance with the Land Development Agency Act 2021 the LDA maintains a Register of Relevant Lands at lda.ie/public-lands/register-of-relevant-landsand furnishes to Government, at two yearly intervals, a Report on Relevant Public Land at lda.ie/public-lands/report-on-relevant-lands. This facilitates and supports the identification and assessment of the potential of relevant public land for the provision of affordable and social housing. The Register, which includes information regarding current use and any vacant status, can be accessed via the LDA website via the following link: lda.ie/public-lands/register-of-relevant-lands.
As a key partner in the Government’s delivery of affordable and social homes, the LDA is activating and securing the delivery of affordable and social homes on the State’s own lands along with developments under the LDA's Private Acquisitions Initiative . As part of their remit, the LDA supports local authorities, through partnerships, to masterplan and deliver homes on local authority lands that are largely urban and brownfield in nature. They also have a remit to masterplan, activate and deliver housing on other state lands transferred to the Agency, generally also urban and brownfield and in nature. Furthermore, the Government has agreed to an expansion of the remit of the LDA to support the delivery of housing, and this includes unlocking key strategic public lands for urban brownfield delivery through infrastructure investment.
I have also established a Housing Activation Office in my Department. The team comprises senior and experienced staff from within my Department, in addition to senior specialists seconded from Uisce Éireann, ESB Networks, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the local government sector. The Office is actively engaged in identifying barriers to housing delivery and is coordinating with local authorities and infrastructure agencies to address these barriers.
In the coming months I will be bringing forward a new Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund, with multi-year funding being made available to support direct investment in critical housing infrastructure where it can be accelerated and delivered in the short term. This new fund will operate in addition to existing investment programmes such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, which will continue to play a key role alongside the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund.
This joined-up approach will help accelerate housing delivery by unblocking infrastructure constraints and ensuring that investment is targeted to where it can have the greatest impact.
645. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the brownfield sites identified in Cork city and Cork county that are suitable for housing; the number of units expected from each site; and the planned timeline for commencement. [63912/25]
View answerMy Department does not collate the information sought and the query would be more appropriately directed to the local authority in question.
It should be noted that local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. The broad oversight role that the Department fulfils in respect of Local Government policy does not include the power to instruct or direct the authorities unless that is specifically provided for in legislation.
The democratically elected Councillors are responsible for running the local authority in conjunction with the Chief Executive and his/her team. Under Section 149 of the Local Government Act 2001, the Chief Executive of a local authority is responsible for the executive functions of the local authority, and for that purpose to manage and control generally, the administration and business of the authority.
With regard to sites that may be suitable for housing, the adopted development plan for the local authority area, which is available to view on the local authority website, includes the identification of lands zoned for residential development (which includes 'brownfield' lands) or zoned for a mixture of uses including residential.
646. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing outputs achieved to date under the Town-Centre First policy; the number of new homes delivered in town centres in 2023 and 2024; and the expected annual delivery to 2030. [63913/25]
View answerThe Government’s ‘Town Centre First’ (TCF) Policy Approach was launched by my Department and the then Department of Rural and Community Development in 2022, and since then, a range of supports and measures to encourage more people to live, do business and visit our town centres have been introduced.
To drive the delivery of TCF, a number of national structures were established, including a network of Town Regeneration Officers who are working in concert with wider local authority teams focused on town centre regeneration, supported by a National TCF Office.
Increasing housing supply in towns, including through the conversion of vacant or under-used premises to housing is a critical part of the Government’s approach to regeneration. The Vacant Homes Unit in my Department has published the ‘Vacant Homes Action Plan’ to draw together a number of vacancy related measures across relevant Government Departments, see the latest 2025 Progress Report here: [www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/vacant-homes-action-plan-2023-2026/]
A number of Government funding streams have now been aligned closely with TCF. These include the Project Ireland 2040 Urban and Rural Regeneration and Development Funds (URDF and RRDF), the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS), in addition to the following funding streams and grants that specifically focus on tackling vacancy and promoting town centre living:
• URDF Call 3 is specifically targeted at tackling long term vacancy and dereliction, providing a €150 million revolving fund for local authorities to acquire vacant or derelict properties, using their compulsory purchase powers where necessary. Acquired properties are then offered for private sale at market value to those who will commit to bringing the property back into residential use. To date, 1,297 properties have been approved by my Department for inclusion on URDF 3 programmes, across all 31 local authorities.
• The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme provides funding up to €50,000 to refurbish vacant properties and up to €70,000 where the property is confirmed derelict. At the end of Q2 2025, over 13,700 applications had been received for the VPRG with over 9,9,70 approved and over 2,850 grants paid to date as refurbishment works have been completed, amounting to almost €155,255 million.
• Additional Departmental schemes in response to vacancy/dereliction include the Repair and Leasing Scheme targeted at owners of vacant properties and the Buy and Renew Scheme providing capital funding to local authorities to deliver social housing.
• My Department also introduced a change to the Planning and Development Regulations in 2018, that provide an exemption from the need to obtain planning permission for the change of use of certain vacant commercial buildings to residential use, including ‘above the shop’ living. The most recent local authority returns from 2024 show that local authorities have received notifications of 1,457 exempted development proposals to date, with plans put forward to result in the provision of 3,429 new homes nationwide. These exemptions can be combined with other vacant property supports outlined above such as the ‘Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant’ (VPRG) and the ‘Repair and Leasing Scheme’.
648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected number of homes expected to return to use as a result of the vacant homes tax; the number of properties currently subject to the tax; and how these projections informed Government housing targets to 2030. [63916/25]
View answerThe Programme for Government commits to building on the successes of Housing for All and ramping up supply to deliver over 300,000 homes between 2025 and 2030. This is now supported by the new National Housing plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities which includes further measures to stimulate development activity and increase the number of vacant and derelict properties being brought back into use.
Delivering Homes, Building Communities will deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes, including record levels of new social homes, an ambitious nationwide Starter Homes Programme and the provision of additional delivery in the areas of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and vacant and derelict properties brought back into use, as set out in the Programme for Government
In setting the 300,000 target the Government has assessed various and critical factors, including emerging demand, unmet need, homeless households and the capacity of the sector to supply housing.
The Vacant Homes Tax, announced in Budget 2023 and legislated for in Finance Act 2022, comes under the remit of the Department of Finance. The Vacant Homes Tax is administered by the Revenue Commissioners and statistics in relation to the tax are published on Revenue’s website at: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/property-taxes/yearly-stats/2025/index.aspx.
650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of construction workers recruited from abroad in the past two years; the number expected to be required to meet the 2030 housing targets; and the supports planned to increase international recruitment where necessary. [63923/25]
View answerMy Department engages frequently with other Government Departments and agencies towards increasing and strengthening residential construction sector labour capacity.
Policy responsibility for recruitment of international construction workers rests with the Minister for Enterprise Tourism and Employment. The number of permits issued for companies in the construction sector is broken down by year as follows:
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Construction |
2023 |
2024 |
End of Oct-2025 |
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Total |
1,049 |
1,346 |
1,701 |
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) published An Update to the Report on the Analysis of Skills for Residential Construction and Retrofitting in October 2024. Recognising the report relied on workforce data from 2022, and considering the increased investment in the apprenticeship system in particular in the past couple of years, a new report has been commissioned. This new report will analyse workforce supply and demand across the construction sector and is due to be published shortly.
DFHERIS is leading on a number of initiatives to address the skills gap in construction, including a campaign aimed at Irish construction workers abroad who are considering returning home. The campaign was developed following research which included feedback from Irish construction workers abroad.
This year’s campaign has evolved to feature testimonials from construction workers sharing their experience of moving back home. Latest data shows strong engagement with the campaign with more than 2 million views via social media. The landing page on gov.ie has had more than 68,750 visits, 95% of which are from North America, Canada and Australia.
My Department will continue to work with all of Government to address capacity constraints, and to ensure adequate workforce availability within in the residential construction sector.
651. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of small and medium-sized construction firms currently active in residential building; their expected contribution to housing output to 2030; and the supports being provided to expand their capacity. [63925/25]
View answerPolicy responsibility for the support of the domestic small to medium enterprise (SME) market in Ireland in under the remit of the Minister for Enterprise Tourism and Employment (DETE), and Enterprise Ireland.
My Department engages frequently with other Government Departments and agencies towards increasing and strengthening enterprise growth in residential construction sector.
During early 2022, DETE expanded the role of the enterprise agencies to provide firm-level financial support for productivity enhancement and innovation in the domestic residential construction sector. Following this, Enterprise Ireland launched the “Built to Innovate” initiative to drive awareness of these opportunities in the construction sector. Enterprise Ireland seeks to support companies in the construction sector who wish to pursue:
Enhanced usage and implementation of MMC.
Implementation of Lean training in both manufacturing and off-site environments.
Improving the use of digital tools that can bring productivity benefits.
Funding for research concepts or process innovative ideas.
In addition the new housing plan“ Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030” highlights a series of co-ordinated efforts such as The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) which makes significant equity and debt investments available to support high impact residential development, including for SME homebuilders.
Government will also promote opportunities to MMC manufacturers to use ISIF backed funds for opportunities to support new and existing factories. In addition, the Land Development Agency will seek to engage the SME residential construction sector in the roll out of its regional programme of work.
My Department will continue to work with all of Government to encourage growth in the SME sector, and to ensure drive innovation within in the residential construction sector.
652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated labour hours lost due to planning delays, procurement delays, and infrastructure bottlenecks in the past two years; and the reforms planned to minimise workforce downtime. [63926/25]
View answerOn 15 October 2024, my Department published a Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources to respond to capacity challenges in the planning sector. This Action Plan provides a detailed roadmap to increase the pool of planning and related expertise needed to ensure a planning system fit for future needs. It sets out 14 high-level actions that provide a coordinated pathway to ensure a sustainable pipeline of planning and related expertise into the future, addressing the areas of education, recruitment and retention, as well as measures to encourage greater innovation and efficiency.
Funding was secured in Budget 2025 to support delivery of the Action Plan on Planning Resources and a Steering Group established to coordinate and oversee the development of this Action Plan will remain in place to oversee the implementation and ongoing review of the Action Plan.
In terms of infrastructure bottlenecks, I have established a Housing Activation Office in my Department. The team comprises senior and experienced staff from within my Department, in addition to senior specialists seconded from Uisce Éireann, ESB Networks, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the local government sector. This team is actively engaged in identifying barriers to housing delivery and is coordinating with local authorities and infrastructure agencies to address these barriers.
Government recently published the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity coordinated by Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment. This Action Plan is closely aligned with the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP, July 2025), particularly its focus on enhancing national economic resilience, investing in infrastructure that supports enterprise growth, and enabling innovation-led, sustainable development.
This Action Plan identifies that the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform – through an ‘Accelerating Infrastructure’ Taskforce undertook a review of how critical economic infrastructure is delivered in Ireland. The review identifies barriers to the efficient delivery of critical economic infrastructure. Overall, the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce has identified 12 barriers to infrastructure delivery (31 July 2025) in the areas of regulatory environment, the planning and legal system and internal systems. Actions to address these barriers will follow later this year.
Procurement processes also fall within the policy remit of Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
654. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes expected to be built using modern methods of construction and modular delivery from 2025 to 2030; and how these methods will reduce reliance on traditional labour capacity. [63928/25]
View answerDelivering Home, building Communities 2025-2030 contains a range of actions to increase skills and support Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). MMC is the term used to describe a range of compliant manufacturing and innovative construction alternatives to traditional construction.
Some key actions include:
• Use MMC in at least 25% of all new social and affordable homes built during the lifetime of the Plan.
• Increase the use of 3D Volumetric via funding and support for pathfinder projects in Limerick and Wexford.
• Optimise the process towards NSAI Agrément Certification.
• Scope potential for the development of an Irish Standard for Light Gauge Steel.
• Promote opportunities for MMC manufacturers to use ISIF backed funds to support new and existing factories.
• The Local Authority Accelerated Delivery Programme continues to deliver at least 1500 MMC units across Local Authorities
Work has commenced on the collection of MMC data in the Building Control Management System based on commencement notices for new dwellings which will provide specific quantitative data. It is expected that the analysis of this data will be available in the coming months to inform MMC and Modular delivery policy and targets.
The 2025 update to the Report on the Analysis of Skills for Residential Construction and Retrofitting published by the Minister for Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science estimates that 10,000 fewer new entrants will be required in the construction sector if there is widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Almost 69,000 new entrants will be needed in this scenario, compared to almost 79,000 if there is continued use of more traditional building methods.
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the borrowing capacity of each local authority in 2024 and 2025 for housing construction; the level of borrowing approved for Cork City Council and Cork County Council; and the number of housing units this borrowing is expected to support. [63932/25]
View answerLocal authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. The borrowing of money by a local authority is governed by Section 106 of the Local Government Act 2001. The decision to borrow is a reserved function of the local authority (i.e. the decision can only be made by elected members of a local authority). The borrowing must also be sanctioned by the appropriate Minister.
As part of Ireland’s obligations under the Maastricht Treaty regarding general government deficit and debt and the requirements of the revised Economic Governance Framework, the total value of non-mortgage borrowing undertaken annually by the local authority sector is limited by a requirement that the sector remain neutral in terms of the General Government Balance (GGB). Annual borrowing capacity is determined by an analysis of the amount of principal to be paid on non-mortgage loans in that year. The limit on borrowing capacity for non-mortgage loans in 2024 and 2025 is €118 million in each year.
Local authorities are not provided with individual allocations from the annual borrowing capacity. Applications for loan sanction are received from local authorities and processed by my Department as they are received. The annual limit covers borrowing capacity for all local authorities and for all purposes, not just for housing construction. In this context, Cork City Council have been provided with borrowing sanction of €4m in 2025 for footpath renewal and public realm works and this has been fully drawn down. In 2024, Cork County Council were provided with borrowing sanction of €10.86m for various cost rental housing projects and €8.5m was drawn down.
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 including Cork City and Cork County. This data is available to the end of Q2 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/.
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 2 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: opendata.housing.gov.ie/dataset/social-housing-construction-status-report-q2-2025.
658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated to the Land Development Agency in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of homes delivered in each of those years; and the expected annual delivery from the LDA to 2030. [63934/25]
View answerLand Development Agency (LDA) Exchequer Funding
As a commercial State body, the commercial activities of the LDA DAC is not funded by the Exchequer. However, funding is provided to cover expenditure associated with their non-commercial functions. The annual Exchequer cost of the LDA between 2023 and 2025 is set out in the table below. Drawdown for 2025 will take place in December.
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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Allocated |
€5.75m |
€3.8m |
€2.6m |
LDA ISIF Funding
There is now legislative provision for up to €6.25 billion in capital for the LDA, split between:
• €1.25 billion from ISIF;
• €2.5 billion from the proceeds of the disposal of NTMA directed investments;
• €1.25 in borrowing; and
• €1.25 billion that can be raised by the LDA through the performance of certain functions in the LDA Act or arrangements referred to in the Affordable Housing Act 2021 as provided for by the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.
As part of Delivering Homes, Building Communities: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness, 2025-2030 Government has committed to providing the LDA with access to a further €2.5 billion in equity investment as required.
Funding Provided to Date
To date, the LDA has drawn down €1.35 billion from ISIF. This includes:
• €100m on establishment in March 2022
• €250m in February 2023;
• €275m in April 2023;
• €300m in November 2023;
• €325m in May 2024; and
• €100m in January 2025
Housing Delivery to Date
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and the LDA.
Data up to and including the second quarter of 2025 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/.
LDA Expected Annual Delivery
Delivering Homes, Building Communities: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness, 2025-2030, the Government's new housing plan, has expanded the role and remit of the LDA. As such, the LDA is currently updating its 5 year business and corporate plan to reflect this increased ambition. The first draft of this plan will be provided to the me by Q1 2026 and will outline its expected annual delivery to 2030
661. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total Exchequer cost of the first home scheme to date; the number of households supported; the average State equity share; and the projected annual cost of the scheme to 2030. [63937/25]
View answerThe First Home Scheme, which launched in July 2022, is a shared equity scheme, designed to help bridge the gap for eligible first-time buyers, eligible homebuyers, and self-builders, between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home within price ceilings established across the country. Full details are available on the First Home Scheme website, www.firsthomescheme.ie.
The First Home Scheme Designated Activity Company (DAC) is responsible for the operation and management of the First Home Scheme on behalf of its shareholders - the State, Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB and, as such, is responsible for First Home Scheme reporting.
In May 2025, the Government agreed to extend the First Home Scheme to June 2027, supported by an additional €30m in Exchequer funding, bringing the total state commitment to the Scheme to €370m and matched 50:50 by the participating banks. The total commitment across all participants is, as such, €740m. Any further extension of the scheme would a matter for the First Home Board.
Of this commitment, €210 million of State Exchequer funding has been drawn down to date by the DAC (€40m in 2022, €40m in 2023, €50m in 2024 and €80m in 2025).
As a demand-led measure, there is no annual ceiling on supported purchases. Financial support is allocated as and when eligible applications are processed and thereafter funding is drawn down as the standard conveyancing process is completed.
Quarterly and annual updates are made available on the First Home Scheme website. First Home Scheme DAC published their Q3 2025 report on 13 October 2025. The report shows continued strong interest in the scheme, with almost 8,400 buyers approved and over 4,100 homes already bought since the start of the scheme. 794 buyers were approved and 425 homes bought or built using Scheme support in Q3 2025 alone. The average support received by each buyer is €66,299. The report can be found at the following link: www.firsthomescheme.ie/media/hdkfue5i/fhs-q3-2025.pdf.
Furthermore, the First Home 2024 Annual Report, including information in relation to the number of homes in each local authority area supported under the scheme, is available here: www.firsthomescheme.ie/about-the-company/annual-reports/.
My Department also publishes quarterly data on overall affordable housing provision, with the delivery figures for First Home broken down by Local Authority area, available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.
663. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual targets to 2030 for the delivery of housing designed for older people, including age-friendly, supported, and right-sizing units; and the expected delivery for Cork city and Cork county. [63940/25]
View answer669. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures in place to support older people who wish to right-size; the number of households who availed of these supports in 2023 and 2024; and whether additional incentives are planned under the new strategy. [63946/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 669 together.
Government is committed to increasing housing available to older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence and to supporting rightsizing on a voluntary basis. The Government’s new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030, includes measures which will increase delivery of housing for older people through increased delivery of social housing, increased delivery of more suitable homes in private housing and increased choice to support voluntary rightsizing.
To put Delivering Homes, Building Communities into action at a local level each local authority will prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan, reflecting local need identified within the Housing Needs and Demand Assessment Framework. Within this broad framework, evidence-informed local authority Housing Delivery Action Plans provide a detailed picture of the quantum, type, size and location of social homes to be delivered by local authorities and AHBs. Learning from the first round of these plans will help inform and strengthen the next iteration of plans and set clear targets against which local authority and AHB delivery will be benchmarked to 2030. This will include minimum targets for quantity, type and size of social homes; for example, identifying the number of studio, one-bed and larger homes, and housing for priority groups such as older persons and persons with a disability.
Existing local authority Housing Delivery Action Plans include details of both social and affordable housing delivery as appropriate over the period 2022-2026 including details of proposed delivery of housing for older people. Housing Delivery Action Plans are published on the websites of the respective local authorities.
The oversight and practical management of housing waiting lists, including the application for, and allocation of, tenancies, is solely a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. Information on the number of households supported may be available from the local authority.
