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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 10, 2018

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to present an end of year report in respect of his efforts to deal with the housing crisis and  if he has had any contact with the Department of Housing Planning and local Government regarding additional funding to deal with the housing crisis in our County.

REPLY:

The current position in terms of the Council's estimated final 2018 housing supply out-turn in the County under the Build, Acquisition and Leasing categories is as follows:

2018 Housing Supply	Build	Acquisition	Leasing	Total
Estimated Outturn	443	76	26	545

The categories include the following delivery channels (as determined by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG)): 

Build: delivery of new homes through the Council's social housing construction programme or by an Approved Housing Body (AHB) including under Part V;

Acquisition: purchase of second-hand homes by the Council or by an AHB;

Leasing: entering into agreement for long-term leasing of homes under the various DHPLG leasing schemes.

The total 2018 target supply figure set for the Council by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government across these channels was 539 homes.

As can be seen from the figures outlined above, the Council is working closely with both AHBs and the DHPLG to deliver as many housing units as possible this year and any additional funding required from DHPLG has been made available where requested.