Minister Murphy publishes Social Housing Construction Status Report and details of Social Housing Output for Quarter 3 2018
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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Minister Eoghan Murphy, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government today (12 December 2018) published the Quarter 3 2018 Social Housing Construction Projects Status Report, which sets out the continuing progress being made in advancing the national Local Authority and Approved Housing Body new-build construction projects.
The Minister also published details in respect of overall social housing delivery across all programmes for Quarter 3 2018, broken down on a local authority basis and tracked against 2018 targets. Key points to note:
Minister Murphy stated:
“Good progress is being made across the suite of delivery streams under Rebuilding Ireland. Our targets are ambitious for 2018 and we are working hard to achieve those targets.
As has been the case in recent years, delivery is weighted towards year end. Delivery is being carefully monitored at Local Authority level and all stakeholders are mobilised to drive the earliest completions possible.”
The Construction Status Report details new builds in social housing by local authorities and housing bodies, though excluding LA Part V and shows a net increase of 1,325 units in the pipeline over the Quarter.
Of particular note is that 2,652 units that are at final pre-construction stage and about to go on-site, this is an increase of 68% on the previous quarter (1,577).