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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the CEO to confirm contacts he has maintained with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of housing targets; will he detail any new proposals he has presented and will he make a statement? 

REPLY:

Our Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022-2026 outlined the Council's plans to meet our targets for social and affordable housing delivery from 2022 to 2026 with approximately 3,700 new social homes projected for delivery through build, AHB supply, Part V delivery and leasing and a further 1,500 affordable homes for purchase and rental to be delivered.  There is ongoing contact with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to progress on all aspects of the plan and policy developments including:

• maximising 2023 housing delivery and accelerating subsequent social and affordable housing delivery,
• responses to homelessness including acquisition of properties with HAP/RAS tenants in-situ and other measures associated with the ending of the winter eviction ban,
• targeted leasing initiative to provide additional social homes,
• addressing vacancy,
• updates to affordable housing fund supports, and, 
• a new land acquisition fund managed by the housing agency to support future social housing delivery.