Quarterly Housing Statistics
29 October 2010
Quarter 4 2009
Quarterly Housing Statistics
Quarter 4 2009
Total Housing Completions
26,420 units were completed nationally in 2009, of which 5,288 units
were completed in Dublin and 8,056 units in the Greater Dublin Area.
These figures are based on the number of electricity meters installed by
ESB Networks.
(Tables 1 and 2)
Affordable Housing Provision
1,778 units (including 62 units delivered on State/Local authority lands
element of the Affordable Housing Initiative and sales of 165 houses
purchased directly by the Affordable Homes Partnership) were
provided under the various affordable housing schemes in 2009. This
represents a 61% decrease in output over 2008. 35% of affordable units
were provided in Dublin.
(Tables 3 and 4)
Part V Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Output under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2008
reveal that 1,914 units of social and affordable housing were provided in
2009, down 58% on the same period in 2008 reflecting the fall-off in
wider output. A further 2,079 units were in progress at the end of
December 2009, down 50% on the same period in 2008.
(Table 4)
Social Rented Housing Provision
Total output of social houses newly completed or acquired in 2009
amounted to 6,100 units (4,089 Local Authority; 2,011 Voluntary & Cooperative housing) with a further 1,990 new units acquired under the
Rental Accommodation Scheme.
A total of 4,295 (includes 1,990 RAS units) social housing dwellings
were started or acquired in 2009, while a further 4,027 social housing
units were in progress at the end of 2009.
(Tables 5 to 7)
A historical housing statistics series is also available on the
Department website at www.environ.ie
For more information contact Helen McGrath at 053-911 7394
Table 1:
Period
House Completions by Sector
2009
Social Housing
Private Houses
Local Authority Voluntary & Co-Operative
Houses
Houses
Total
2007
2008
2009
4,986
4,905
3,362
1,685
1,896
2,011
71,356
44,923
21,076
78,027
51,724
26,420
2007
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
869
1,022
1,251
1,844
283
237
541
624
18,866
17,701
15,635
19,154
20,018
18,960
17,427
21,622
2008
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
(r) 945
(r) 1,313
(r) 954
1,693
335
552
504
505
(r) 12,730
(r) 11,861
(r) 10,792
9,540
14,010
13,726
12,250
11,738
2009
Q1
Q2 *
Q3
Q4
546
861
963
992
411
543
376
681
6,654
5,293
4,739
4,390
7,611
6,668
6,078
6,063
Annual percentage change
2008
2009
-1.6%
-32.1%
12.5%
6.1%
-37.0%
-53.1%
-33.7%
-48.9%
2008
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
8.7%
28.5%
-23.7%
-8.2%
18.4%
132.9%
-6.8%
-19.1%
-32.5%
-33.0%
-31.0%
-50.2%
-30.0%
-27.6%
-29.7%
-45.7%
2009
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
-42.2%
-34.4%
0.9%
-41.4%
22.7%
-1.6%
-25.4%
34.9%
-47.7%
-55.4%
-56.1%
-54.0%
-45.7%
-51.4%
-50.4%
-48.3%
Notes:-
(a)
(b)
(c)
*
Total house completions are based on the number of ESB domestic
connections. These figures do not take account of work in progress in
housing construction. While ESB connections were a good proxy for
house completions, they may not be as comprehensive during a market
contraction as a house may be vacant for an extended period of time
before being connected for electricity (at the point of sale).
Local authority house completions do not include second-hand houses
acquired by them.
New units acquired under Part V of the Planning & Development Acts
2000-2008 for local authority rental purposes are included.
Voluntary & co-operative housing consists of housing provided under
the capital loan & subsidy and capital assistance schemes.
While there were 39 Voluntary and Co-operative units completed in
Limerick City, they were represented by 10 ESB connections due to the
nature of the units (emergency accommodation).
Table 2:
Total and Private House Completions by County
2009
County Councils
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Total House Completions
Private House Completions
423
561
765
411
493
642
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
2,641
666
3,307
2,247
438
2,685
Donegal
1,689
1,409
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
952
1,309
632
2,395
5,288
694
1,110
265
1,535
3,604
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
1,273
199
1,472
1,137
123
1,260
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
866
1,006
472
523
303
739
761
335
412
277
Limerick County
Limerick City*
Limerick Total
713
93
806
615
53
668
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
445
763
1,032
1,062
417
598
384
465
484
424
247
493
881
961
352
482
244
455
409
357
489
146
635
462
98
560
506
1,024
700
453
956
530
26,420
21,076
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
TOTALS
Note:-
Total house completions are based on the number of new dwellings
connected by ESB Networks to the electricity supply and may not accord
precisely with local authority boundaries.
* While there were 39 Voluntary and Co-operative units completed in
Limerick City, they were represented by 10 ESB connections due to the
nature of the units (emergency accommodation).
Table 3:
Affordable Housing Schemes
2009
Shared Ownership
County
Councils
(including
Borough &
Town Councils)
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
No. of
transations
completed
No. of
approvals in
principle issued
but transactions
not yet completed
Affordable Housing (1999) Scheme
No. of
houses
provided
No. of
No. of
houses
houses
in progress proposed
0
1
0
1
0
0
18
0
3
0
0
16
0
0
0
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
9
4
13
4
14
18
27
115
142
197
38
235
0
0
0
Donegal
13
13
24
0
0
D/L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
1
0
0
197
198
1
0
0
88
89
0
29
0
65
94
11
18
0
43
72
56
25
0
99
180
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
18
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
14
0
3
6
2
20
0
5
16
0
18
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
2
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
5
0
4
1
0
6
2
0
33
12
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
6
0
0
36
0
0
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
0
9
9
0
17
17
0
0
0
25
0
25
0
0
0
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
0
3
0
0
2
0
26
1
11
0
0
2
0
0
14
272
190
452
419
233
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
TOTALS
Table 4:
Part V. Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2008
2009
Affordable Housing
County
Social Housing (included in total completions):
LOCAL AUTHORITY
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNDER PART V
VOLUNTARY & CO-OPERATIVE
Councils
(including
No. of units:
Borough &
acquired
Town Councils)
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
in
No. of units:
*proposed
acquired
progress
in
No. of units:
*proposed
acquired
progress
in
No. of units:
*proposed
acquired
progress
in
*proposed
progress
5
6
21
5
11
0
23
8
4
12
14
4
17
4
0
2
7
0
0
0
0
6
0
12
4
0
0
17
20
25
28
15
12
29
15
4
224
0
224
343
6
349
60
12
72
126
0
126
90
0
90
24
0
24
24
0
24
0
0
0
7
0
7
374
0
374
433
6
439
91
12
103
11
12
10
8
36
0
0
0
0
19
48
10
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
37
73
54
67
231
113
86
154
33
386
39
0
101
415
555
0
0
47
13
60
3
0
26
17
46
0
0
0
505
505
75
0
85
164
324
139
0
24
84
247
40
0
0
0
40
112
73
186
244
615
255
86
204
134
679
79
0
101
920
1,100
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
16
20
36
9
13
22
31
1
32
35
0
35
13
29
42
56
1
57
20
0
20
11
0
11
0
24
24
71
20
91
33
42
75
87
26
113
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
7
30
0
20
2
20
3
42
65
0
6
73
18
0
0
13
25
0
39
1
12
1
0
64
2
7
20
17
0
0
13
32
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
33
87
0
59
3
32
8
42
129
2
19
93
35
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
12
0
12
13
3
16
15
0
15
0
3
3
0
4
4
0
42
42
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
12
3
15
18
7
25
15
42
57
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
1
22
9
88
0
5
7
0
7
9
0
59
15
96
8
12
1
0
26
22
0
6
44
387
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
35
58
7
14
0
12
13
0
6
6
12
9
12
26
69
11
21
0
9
44
110
0
11
0
19
8
14
0
37
0
33
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
1
63
9
156
58
72
21
0
19
22
0
65
21
109
17
24
27
77
51
43
0
15
88
497
0
11
0
32
8
14
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
5
37
42
12
0
12
46
5
51
7
22
29
14
5
19
53
0
53
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
68
80
26
5
31
99
5
104
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
15
8
9
26
14
5
6
15
37
2
15
6
13
10
12
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
23
15
39
24
17
26
35
37
827
1,227
1,362
535
544
989
552
308
94
1,914
2,079
2,445
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
Donegal
TOTALS
Notes:-
No contribution was made under AHI in Quarter 4 2009 therefore the figure stands at 62 for 2009.
(all units in Galway County).
A further 165 units were delivered through the Affordable Homes Partnership in 2009 (Fingal - 30;
South Dublin - 57; Dublin City - 18; Kildare - 39; Meath - 3 and Wicklow - 18).
* No. of units proposed on foot of agreements that have been entered into at 31 December 2009 but not yet started.
Table 5:
Total Output of Social Rented Housing by Local Authority Area
2009
County Councils
Local Authority Housing
Voluntary & Co-opertive
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
TOTAL OUTPUT
Housing#
completions
acquisitions
in
**
*
progress
12
34
81
15
9
10
13
175
140
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
253
127
380
46
38
84
Donegal
176
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
completions
in
completions acquisitions
total
in
progress
(A)
(B)
0
34
42
40
17
12
12
68
123
15
9
10
27
77
133
53
192
152
372
163
535
141
101
242
115
0
115
394
228
622
46
38
84
440
266
706
487
163
650
40
95
104
0
280
40
320
95
129
164
282
378
953
0
9
0
111
120
118
0
81
426
625
129
35
85
482
731
120
164
265
112
661
258
199
367
860
1,684
0
9
0
111
120
258
208
367
971
1,804
238
164
346
538
1,286
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
111
57
168
8
0
8
18
0
18
25
19
44
0
24
24
136
76
212
8
0
8
144
76
220
18
24
42
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
52
231
121
51
26
26
80
5
12
3
95
40
50
100
7
75
14
16
60
0
26
53
0
0
22
127
245
137
111
26
26
80
5
12
3
153
325
142
123
29
121
93
50
100
29
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
59
27
86
21
106
127
35
6
41
39
42
81
19
49
68
98
69
167
21
106
127
119
175
294
54
55
109
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
184
42
114
50
65
30
79
10
67
67
4
14
3
2
31
3
5
0
8
5
23
87
24
12
10
21
56
28
23
54
14
228
37
51
0
86
61
0
8
0
89
0
67
9
0
42
0
18
0
28
198
270
151
101
65
116
140
10
75
67
4
14
3
2
31
3
5
0
8
5
202
284
154
103
96
119
145
10
83
72
112
87
91
21
10
63
56
46
23
82
27
17
44
0
0
0
48
155
203
0
31
31
15
12
27
27
48
75
0
0
0
27
48
75
63
167
230
53
40
146
20
52
41
13
155
66
0
28
24
0
0
0
53
68
170
20
52
41
73
120
211
13
155
66
3,362
727
2,709
2,011
1,318
5,373
727
6,100
4,027
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
TOTALS
Notes:-
#
**
*
(A)+(B) Progress
Voluntary & co-operative housing consists of housing provided under the capital loan & subsidy and capital
assistance schemes.
includes units acquired under Part V, Planning and Development Acts 2000-2008 for rental purposes.
acquisitions by local authorities of second-hand houses.
In 2009 a further 1,990 new units have been acquired on long-term lease under the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
Table 6:
Voluntary and Co-operative Housing Output
2009
Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme*
County Councils
(including
Borough &
Town Councils)
Capital Assistance Scheme
No. of houses:
completed or
acquired
in
progress
No. of houses:
commenced
completed or
acquired
in
commenced
progress
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
40
17
12
6
17
0
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
61
28
89
63
0
63
20
0
20
80
73
153
52
0
52
10
9
19
0
0
0
104
0
24
83
12
40
225
360
0
164
63
86
313
0
0
43
108
151
46
23
45
257
371
120
0
202
26
348
5
7
1
35
48
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
20
8
28
0
0
0
20
0
20
5
11
16
0
24
24
0
1
1
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
33
14
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
42
0
16
4
0
26
53
0
0
22
0
53
0
0
22
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
5
0
5
12
0
12
12
5
17
34
42
76
7
49
56
1
94
95
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
228
0
0
0
71
0
0
0
0
73
0
66
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
10
66
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
14
0
37
51
0
15
61
0
8
0
16
0
1
9
0
15
0
18
0
28
4
0
4
5
0
0
2
0
0
17
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
0
9
9
0
12
12
0
12
12
0
22
22
15
0
15
0
0
0
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
935
566
311
1,076
752
317
Donegal
Dun L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
TOTALS
Notes:-
* formerly known as Rental Subsidy scheme.
includes units acquired under Part V, Planning and Development Acts 2000-2008 for rental
purposes.
Table 7:
Local Authority Housing Output
2009
County Councils
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
** Completed
*Acquired **Commenced
In Progress
at 31 Dec.
2009
12
34
81
15
9
10
18
25
38
13
175
140
Cork County
Cork City #
Cork Total
253
127
380
46
38
84
26
61
87
372
163
535
Donegal
176
40
73
95
D/L.-Rathdown #
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City #
Dublin Total
129
164
282
378
953
0
9
0
111
120
1
0
0
197
198
118
0
81
426
625
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
111
57
168
8
0
8
34
0
34
18
0
18
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
52
231
121
51
26
26
80
5
12
3
30
130
4
20
2
95
40
50
100
7
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
59
27
86
21
106
127
5
7
12
35
6
41
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
184
42
114
50
65
30
79
10
67
67
4
14
3
2
31
3
5
0
8
5
44
10
8
21
16
17
3
0
8
8
23
87
24
12
10
21
56
28
23
54
27
17
44
0
0
0
13
21
34
48
155
203
53
40
146
20
52
41
19
90
1
13
155
66
3,362
727
950
2,709
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
TOTALS
Notes:- # includes new build under regeneration projects.
* acquisitions by local authorities of second-hand houses.
** includes units acquired under Part V, Planning and Development Acts
2000-2008 for local authority rental purposes.
In 2009 a further 1,990 new units have been acquired on long-term
lease under the Rental Accommodation Scheme.