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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

QUESTION NO. 42

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on Housing for All quarter 1 2024. Report to include how many social homes and affordable homes were built in the county for the quarter?

REPLY:

Under the national housing policy “Housing for All”, South Dublin County Council has a delivery target of 718 new social homes in 2024 along with 302 affordable homes (purchase and cost rental).

At the start of 2024, 534 social and affordable homes were under construction in our direct build programme, with a further 532 social homes on-site for delivery either under Part V or through Approved Housing Bodies. To date this year 103 new social homes have been completed with our current projections for the full year showing expected delivery of in excess of the target and approaching some 750 new social homes.

In addition, 30 affordable purchase homes are currently advertised for applications with more schemes planned to launch in the remaining months of this year.  259 new cost rental homes have also already been delivered in the County this year by the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies with support from the Council, while the Council’s own 133 apartment cost rental development at Belgard is progressing well and will be close to substantial completion by year end.