Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2026
200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes currently in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/26]
View answerData on the social housing pipeline can be found in the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which is published by my Department on its website on a quarterly basis. This report 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 3 2025. All CSRs are available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/.
According to this report, 25,848 social homes were at design and construction stages at the end of September 2025. Of that figure, 13,064 social homes were onsite and 12,784 homes were at the design and tender stage.
My Department also 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 Q3 2025 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website (www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/). The most recent data shows that the delivery of new build social homes in Q1-Q3 2025 (3,143) is up almost 48% on Q1-Q3 2024 (2,120).
The data reflects the strong momentum that is occurring in new build social housing delivery, with growth accelerating and robust pipelines in place. My Department is committed to supporting all local authorities to meet their social housing targets and is working closely with our delivery partners to advance further proposals for social housing delivery to ensure a strong pipeline into the future.
