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Minister O’Brien welcomes positive figures for completed homes
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the new home completions figures for Q1 2023, published by the CSO this morning. The publication showed that 6,716 new homes were completed in the first three months of this year – 19.1% increase on the same quarter in 2022. There were 3,092 scheme dwelling completions in Q1 2023, up 10.1% from Q1 2022, with 1,197 single dwellings completed, up 7.7% from Q1 2022.
Minister O'Brien was commenting on the encouraging figures this morning as he visited a number of new housing developments in Dublin, set to deliver almost 340 homes:
“Today’s figures show supply is increasing and that we are going in the right direction. Yesterday, I announced extra measures to get even more homes built and quicker, including scrapping development levies to stimulate more building activity and a scheme to kick-start the delivery of thousands more Cost Rental homes. These measures will further boost supply. Housing for All contains a projected housing output of 29,000 homes in 2023 and I am confident we will meet this target – if not exceed it.
“All of this positive momentum builds on the back of a record 7,349 homes commenced in the first three months of 2023. There is also a strong pipeline of social and affordable housing, with over 19,000 social homes at various stages of construction and over 2,700 more affordable homes already approved for funding.”
Today, Minister O'Brien turned the sod at a development for 133 Cost Rental homes at Belgard Square North, Tallaght where South Dublin County Council are developing the project with funding from the government’s Affordable Housing Fund in partnership with developers JJ Rhatigan.
The Minister also visited the site of Elanora Court, Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, where 153 social housing units are being developed by Respond, the Approved Housing Body, working in partnership with Dublin City Council and Jackie Greene Construction Limited.
As well as future developments, the Minister opened 52 new high-quality homes in Canal Bridge, Bluebell, for local families and individuals in Bluebell and the surrounding areas. These are also a development of Respond in partnership with Dublin City Council and KM Kyle Holdings. These homes were part financed by the government’s Capital Advance Leasing Facility. The Elanora Court and Canal Bridge schemes are being delivered with financing from the Housing Finance Agency.
Minister O'Brien added:
“Today, I was privileged to see just some of the great work taking place on the ground in Dublin. This work is being replicated across the country. The latest completion data reflects this kind of activity and the initiatives announced this week will boost it further.”