Departmental Data

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Ceisteanna (612)

Ken O'Flynn

Ceist:

612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current cost per social home and cost per affordable home delivered in Cork city and Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if these costs are expected to fall under the new plan. [63860/25]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under standing orders.

Cost information on the delivery of social homes through the various construction streams, is collated by my Department at development/project level rather than at individual housing unit level. The cost of constructing new homes is dependent on a range of variables, such as the location, the scale of the development and the size and type of the homes involved. As such, the limitations of using average cost data should be noted.

The tables below sets out the average cost per unit in the years 2023-2025(Q1-Q2) for social housing across a range of programmes in Cork City and Cork County.

Cork City	2023	2024	2025(Q1-Q2)
SHIP Construction	€362,931	€387,321	€406,187
SHIP Turnkey	€357,832	€368,664	€347,064
CAS Construction	N/A	€196,557	N/A
CAS Turnkey	€300,069	€299,374	N/A
LA Part V	€300,059	€339,121	€352,775

Cork County	2023	2024	2025(Q1-Q2)
SHIP Construction	€317,916	€358,273	€354,801
SHIP Turnkey	€290,073	€323,061	€318,403
CAS Construction	€386,127	€229,906	N/A
CAS Turnkey	N/A	€224,031	N/A
LA Part V	€290,629	€309,142	€317,241

				Cork City
	Average Unit Cost 2023	Average CALF 2023	Average Unit Cost 2024	Average CALF 2024
CALF Turnkey	€334,623.91	€95,934.47	€369,841.27	€109,163.11
CALF Construction	€343,620.66	€85,905.16	€0.00	€0.00
CALF Part-V	€262,900.67	€68,858.50	€308,340.10	€90,453.05
				Cork County
	Average Unit Cost 2023	Average CALF 2023	Average Unit Cost 2024	Average CALF 2024
CALF Turnkey	€313,555.24	€81,710.44	€316,416.35	€88,483.38
CALF Construction	€0.00	€0.00	€0.00	€0.00
CALF Part-V	€312,527.17	€87,274.82	€274,726.55	€76,037.07

Note 1: There was no CALF delivery in Cork City or Cork County in Q1 or Q2 2025

Note 2: Delivery does not necessarily occur in the year of approval or spend

Note 3: The CALF figures are based on application details and may be subject to change as the project progresses.

Note 4: Agreement on Part V arrangements are a matter for the local authorities. In some cases the Part V average is affected by delivery of homes that were subject to agreements prior to the current Part V arrangements. Complete details of PART V arrangements are available from the local authorities.

Note 5: The information above is calculated using the financial information available to the Department, however data is subject to revision as claims are received from local authorities and final accounts are finalised

In regards affordable housing delivery the Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 prescribe how the minimum purchase price to be paid by an eligible applicant for a home under an affordable purchase arrangement should be calculated and sets the level of the affordable dwelling contribution. The affordable dwelling contribution is the amount paid by the local authority to make up the difference between the market price of the home and the purchasing power of the affordable purchaser, which should be at least 5% and not greater than 40% of the market value of the home concerned. Within these parameters, the actual upfront price paid by the purchaser is determined by the household’s purchasing power and will vary in each individual case.

In line with the Act, the administration of LAAPS is a matter for each local authority who will have the specific information sought relating to the amounts paid by buyers for an affordable purchase scheme home in their functional area.

Each affordable purchase housing scheme is publicly advertised by the local authority concerned and the public notices include details of the minimum and maximum discounted affordable sales prices at which the various housing types on offer in the scheme will be made available to eligible affordable housing candidates.