Written answer
Housing Schemes
The Minister said future Part V costs and purchase numbers are unavailable, with local authorities authorised to proceed and quarterly delivery statistics published.
366. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of planned Part V purchases under Housing for All, by year; the projected cost per unit for one-, two-, three- and four-bed homes; and the number planned to be purchased for each year, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67148/26]
Comment on this
Circular 14/2025, ‘Revised Arrangements in Respect of Capital Funding for Local Authority Part V Acquisitions’, outlines the funding arrangements for local authorities acquiring new-build homes under Part V agreements.
Local authorities have delegated sanction to progress Part V agreements without seeking Departmental approval, provided the acquisitions comply with the schemes’ criteria and parameters, having regard to value for money and Basic Unit Costs. As such, the information requested on future Part V purchases by local authorities is not available to my Department.
It is not possible to provide details of average unit costs or the total cost of future social or affordable homes delivered through Part V due to several factors. These factors include variables such as unit type, land cost, development and construction costs, cost and source of finance, together with ongoing maintenance and management fees, etc. Details of the cost of units delivered through Part V can be made available following the completion of projects.
Under the housing plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities, each local authority will prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP) setting out its planned delivery of social and starter homes to 2030 (including Part V), in line with targets to be set by my Department to ensure the 72,000 social homes and 90,000 starter home supports are delivered nationwide by 2030.
My Department publishes statistics of housing delivered through Part V on a quarterly basis, with the latest data available to Q1 2026. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/fd048-affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics/#part-v-scheme.