Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 March 2025
92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many capital assistance scheme (CAS) projects have been sanctioned by his Department since he became Minister; the number of homes likely to be delivered under CAS in 2025; and the number of CAS projects currently awaiting sanction from his Department. [14239/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraGovernment is fully committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver social homes at scale, as well as new affordable and cost rental homes and we have a record level of investment being provided for the delivery of Housing in 2025 with a capital funding provision of €6.5 billion supplemented by current funding of €1.65 billion.
The number of new build social homes in the pipeline for delivery in the three-year period 2025 to 2027, circa 36,000 homes, is the highest ever for a three-year period. The strongest national delivery of social housing since 1975 was recorded in 2022 with 10,254 social homes delivered and this was exceeded in 2023 with 11,938 homes.
There will always be projects on hand with my Department which are either under assessment or the subject of further engagement with LAs or AHBs. This is perfectly normal in the context of the circa 2,500 Social and Affordable housing projects which have been or are being handled by my Department currently, which are scheduled for delivery in the period 2025–27. Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), my Department has approved 9 new projects since 23 January, 2025 and continues to approve projects. the number of projects on hand and being assessed is not significant in the context of the 180 CAS projects being managed by my Department for the delivery of some 1,662 new homes for priority and special needs tenants in the period 2025 - 2027. My Department is working with the LAs and AHBs to finalise the approval of the projects on hand and to deal with the new project proposals that are received on an ongoing basis.
Detailed information on all social housing projects - including those being funded under CAS - that are either undergoing design, planning or procurement processes before starting on site, those that are currently on site or those that are recently completed, is published quarterly by my Department in the form of a 'Construction Status Report'. The last published report was up to the end of Q3 of 2024 and is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/1e0ab-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q3-2024/. The report up to Q4 of 2024 will be published shortly and will provide further information on the status of all individual CAS projects that are in pre-construction and those on site or completed.
