Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2026
202. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected housing output of the LDA for the remainder of 2026 and 2027, by property types, social units, cost rental units and so on. [17478/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraDelivering Homes, Building Communities is a wide-ranging action plan focused on activating housing supply and targeting homelessness.
Amongst the many measures announced, the Plan provides for an expanded remit for the Land Development Agency (LDA), which will enable the agency to support the acceleration of supply of new starter homes, providing thousands of individuals and families with increased access to secure and affordable housing solutions nationwide.
Along with the LDA’s role in managing the State’s own lands to develop new homes and regenerate under-utilised sites, the LDA is also tasked in the short-term with unlocking stalled private planning-consented developments through its market engagement and homebuilder partnership initiative - Project Tosaigh. In addition, the LDA also works in partnership with Local Authorities to develop large-scale mixed tenure schemes of affordable and social housing on local authority owned sites.
Through these various delivery channels, the LDA has delivered over 2,000 homes to date, is currently working on a pipeline of a further 27,000 homes - including 17,000 homes to 2030 - and is progressing over 40 sites with a series of projects at every stage from design through to construction.
Further information on upcoming developments can be found on the LDA's website: lda.ie/projects.
It may be helpful to note that arrangements have been put in place by my Department to ensure that public bodies under its aegis have a dedicated email address in place 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. In this regard, the LDA can be contacted by emailing oireachtas@lda.ie.
