Housing Provision

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Questions (553, 554)

Shane Moynihan

Question:

553. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average purchase price paid by each Dublin city and county local authority for houses purchased on the open market in 2024 and 2025, with figures provided separately for each local authority. [71540/25]

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Shane Moynihan

Question:

554. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average purchase price paid by each Dublin city and county local authority for apartments purchased on the open market in 2024 and 2025, with figures provided separately for each local authority. [71541/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 554 together.

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Orders.

I propose to take Parliamentary Questions 553 and 554 together.

My Department assesses, approves and records local authority social housing delivery on a project basis, rather than on the basis of individual unit types. As such, the data provided is inclusive of both houses and apartments.

From a social housing perspective, units ‘purchased on the open market’ refers to turnkey arrangements, and also second-hand acquisitions that support households to exit from long-term emergency homeless accommodation into housing (acquisitions involving tenant-in-situ are not available on the open market).

Funding is available under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use. Activity in this regard is largely delegated to local authorities so they can respond flexibly to all opportunities to provide new social housing. The table below outlines the average purchase price recouped by each Dublin local authority under SHIP exit from homelessness acquisitions, delivered from 2024 to Q3 2025.

	SHIP Exit from Homelessness Acquisitions 2024 – Q3 2025
Local Authority	Average Purchase Price
DLR	€535,625
Dublin City	€321,304
Fingal	€309,000
South Dublin	€290,000

Capital funding under the Social Housing Investment Programme is also available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock in partnership with developers under turnkey arrangements.

In comparing the average cost of a turnkey home, it is important to note that turnkeys typically deliver larger units when compared to direct build. Average costs vary depending on design and type of units (e.g. bedroom numbers, apartment/house). Average costs are also determined by the number of units delivered in individual local authorities. The number of units in the local authority direct build pipeline has increased year-on-year as the social housing delivery programme has progressed. Turnkeys commonly provide fast delivery of units as planning permission is already secured and also provide much needed delivery in locations where there is a social housing need but where a local authority has no suitable sites available.

The table below outlines the average cost for each Dublin local authority for homes delivered under these turnkey arrangements from 2024 to Q3 2025.

	SHIP – Turnkeys 2024 – Q3 2025
Local Authority	Average Cost
DLR	€462,126
Dublin City	€552,061
Fingal	€504,299
South Dublin	€511,729

Question No. 554 answered with Question No. 553.