Housing for All E-zine April 2024
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
News & updates from the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
March 2024
Welcome to this month's edition of the Housing for All E-zine which brings you all the news and progress on Housing for All, the Government's housing plan to 2030.
Strong House-Building Momentum Continues in 2024
Housing for All Progress Report Q1 2024
The Q1 2024 Housing for All Progress Report was published on 24 April by the Taoiseach, Minister O'Brien and Minister Ryan. It showed the strong upward trend in home-building evident throughout last year was continuing this in 2024 and?
Report highlights included:
Record number of home commencements in?Q1?2024?
Commencement figures for new home starts in the first three months of 2024 were published on 18 April.?
They showed that:
16% ?increase in?social homes delivered in 2023
Almost 12,000 new homes-highest level in decades
On March 27, Minister O'Brien published the social and affordable housing delivery statistics for 2023.?
They showed:
€100m approved?for hundreds of new cost rental homes
On 11 April, Minister O’Brien approved over €100m in funding to deliver 546 new cost rental homes across five different local authorities: Dublin City, Cork City, Laois, Kildare and Kilkenny?
The funding will further increase the supply of affordable secure rental homes in high demand areas across Ireland with rent which is?at least 25% below market rates.
Plans for 400 social and affordable homes in Dublin 12 published?
The Land Development Agency and Dublin City Council have published draft plans for a new social and affordable housing development in Dublin 12.
Bluebell Waterways, located beside the 5th Lock on the Grand Canal at the former filter bed complex, will provide almost 400 homes, as well as community spaces and active travel links.
€100 million to deliver more than?1,000 student beds announced
On 25 April,?Taoiseach Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, and?Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform , Ossian Smyth?announced funding of €100 million to deliver more than 1,000 student accommodation beds.
The funding will see:
Speaking at the launch,? the?Taoiseach said;?
In my previous role, the Department and I made tackling the challenges around student accommodation a priority, an issue which is a key objective under Housing for All
Approved housing bodies deliver new social homes in Kerry and South Dublin
Partnering with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs)?to deliver social, cost rental and affordable homes is a key element of Housing for All's delivery. In the last month, several projects have been completed by AHBs in conjunction with the Department of Housing to provide new homes for families and individuals.?
KERRY: 67 homes in conjunction with Co-Op Housing and Focus+
On 23 April, Co-operative Housing Ireland and Focus Housing Associations welcomed Minister O’Brien to Castleisland, Co. Kerry to open 67 new social homes. The homes comprise of 31 homes delivered by Focus Housing Association and 36 homes by Co-operative Housing Ireland.
SOUTH DUBLIN: 55 homes in conjunction with the Iveagh Trust+
On 11 April, 55 new homes at Clay Farm, Leopardstown, Co Dublin were opened. The new homes, consisting of 35 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom apartments, have been allocated to individuals on the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown social housing list. The new homes were delivered in partnership with the Iveagh Trust.
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More social and affordable homes becoming available to rent and buy
A central pillar of Housing for All is to increase delivery of different forms of housing to meet different housing needs. This includes new homes to buy or rent at below market rates as well as social homes. New cost rental and affordable housing developments have been launched recently with others opening for application shortly
Affordable purchase- Shannon, Co Clare
Affordable purchase- North County Dublin
Affordable purchase- Kilkenny City
Cost rental- Leixlip, Co Kildare
Affordable purchase- Kilkenny City
Affordable purchase- Donabate, Co. Dublin
Next stage of construction of 400 new cost rental and social homes in Clongriffin, Dublin marked by Minister O'Brien
The next stage of construction for a new social and cost rental housing development of 397 homes at Griffin Point, Hole in the Wall Road, Clongriffin was marked by Minister O'Brien on 17 April.?
The homes are being?delivered by Approved Housing Body, Respond?in partnership with Dublin City Council and the Department of Housing.? As well as providing?397 new lifetime homes, it will also include a child care facility.?
National study reveals 89% of people are satisfied with their homes
The latest National Study of Housing Experiences, Attitudes and Aspirations in Ireland was released by the Housing Agency on 22 April.?
Key findings included:
Latest First Home Scheme (FHS)?update shows?118% increase in homes bought?
There has been a?118% increase in homes bought using the FHS in Q1 2024 compared with Q1 2023 according to the latest update.?
It also found:?
New road opening to facilitate?construction of 1,700 homes?in Limerick?
Providing the required infrastructure such as water and access services to facilitate the construction of new homes is a key element of Housing for All.?
In Limerick,?the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund was a key to constructing the new Mungret access road?in Limerick.?
This road scheme will open up a large swathe of land for development, and led to? the construction of 1,700 homes while also proving?access to schools, workplaces, and local shopping areas by walking and cycling.
The new road was officially opened by Minister Kieran O'Donnell on 15 April.?
Policy Insight Series:?Office-to-Residential Conversions
The Housing Agency has published its latest in its policy insight series.? This paper describes how?Tuath Housing? Association?collaborated successfully carry out two conversion projects in?Dublin 12 and Cork City.?
Modern Methods of?Construction- sustainable home delivery
Housing for All commits?to promoting Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) as a key way of addressing Ireland’s housing needs. MMC techniques can speed up?construction projects by between 20% and 60 %.? We recently submitted an article to the Construction Industry Federation magazine on the topic.?
Housing for All homepage
The Housing for All webpage contains information on the plan, including a detailed outline of the objectives and actions under each of the plan's pathways.
Quarterly progress reports
Quarterly progress reports set out performance to-date against the targets and actions set out in the plan in a clear and comprehensible way.
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