Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 June 2026
208. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing developments specifically designed for older people delivered in each local authority area, including age friendly, right sizing, and supported housing schemes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48354/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department supports local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies to deliver social housing for Older Persons through varied funding programmes. Support is provide to local authorities through the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme and the AHB sector through the Capital Advance Leasing Facility and the Capital Assistance Scheme.
My Department does not collect disaggregated data on delivery for specific cohorts, such as persons with disabilities, older persons and care leavers. Local authority social housing delivery is recorded on a project basis, rather than on the basis of individual unit types. Both the SHIP and CALF schemes indirectly support specialised cohorts, where units are designed to accommodate general and some specialised needs.
However, the CAS scheme provides specifically for priority category needs, including Older Persons and delivery of units for Older persons under the CAS scheme is set out in the table below.
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Older Persons/Age friendly Delivered Units by Local Authority 2020-2025 |
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YEAR |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
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LOCAL AUTHORITY |
Units |
Units |
Units |
Units |
Units |
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Carlow |
13 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Cavan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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Clare |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cork City |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cork County |
0 |
12 |
27 |
11 |
0 |
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Donegal |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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Dublin City |
0 |
52 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Fingal |
15 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Galway City |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Galway County |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Kerry |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Kildare |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Laois |
22 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Limerick City & County |
23 |
9 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Louth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
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Mayo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Meath |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sligo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South Dublin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Tipperary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
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Waterford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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Westmeath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
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Wexford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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Wicklow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
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TOTAL UNITS |
118 |
125 |
62 |
176 |
54 |
Under the new housing plan, local authorities will prepare a new Housing Delivery Action Plan setting out their planned delivery of social and affordable housing to 2030. In preparing their HDAP, the local authorities will reflect local need to ensure the right mix of homes to respond to needs and priorities. It is expected that new HDAPs will be in place by Q4 2026.
It remains a matter for each individual local authority to prioritise projects and allocations on the basis of their area's housing need.
