174. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the annual housing targets which were given to local authorities in summer 2025; the way this is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48303/26]

My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority. These statistics provide delivery data at local authority level, including data on housing delivery vs targets. Data is available to the end of Q4 2025 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/ . Data for Q1 2026 is being collated and will be available in due course.

Under the new housing plan, Building Homes, Delivering Communities, each local authority will prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP) which sets out their planned delivery of social and affordable housing to 2030 in line with targets which will be set by my Department. My Department will be communicating with the local authorities in this regard and will monitor progress on the targets by referring to these HDAPs throughout their lifetime.

It should be noted that existing HDAPs run from 2022 to the end of 2026, and it is expected that new HDAPs, which will run to 2030, will be in place early in Q4 2026. Annual housing targets were not given to local authorities in summer 2025. Each local authority's current HDAP is published on their individual websites.

These HDAPs will be informed by social and affordable housing need within the local authority area and will involve collaboration with the delivery partners, including the Land Development Agency and the Approved Housing Bodies, as applicable.