Quarterly Housing Statistics
22 June 2010
Quarterly Housing Statistics
Quarter 3 2009
Quarter 3 2009
Total Housing Completions
20,357 units were completed nationally in the first nine months of 2009,
of which 4,131 units were completed in Dublin and 6,263 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
1,360 units (including 62 units delivered on State/Local authority lands
element of the Affordable Housing Initiative and sales of 164 houses
purchased directly by the Affordable Homes Partnership) were
provided under the various affordable housing schemes in the first nine
months of 2009. This represents a 58% decrease in output on the same
period in 2008. 32% 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 1,186 units of social and affordable housing were provided in
the first nine months of 2009, down 61% on the same period in 2008. A
further 2,832 units were in progress at the end of September 2009, down
45% on the same period in 2008.
(Table 4)
Social Rented Housing Provision
Total output of social houses newly completed or acquired in the first
nine months of 2009 amounted to 4,033 units (2,703 Local Authority;
1,330 Voluntary & Co-operative housing) with a further 1,493 new units
acquired under the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
A total of 2,833 (includes 1,493 RAS units) social housing dwellings
were started or acquired in the first nine months of 2009, while a further
5,117 social housing units were in progress at the end of September 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: House Completions by Sector
Period
Social Housing
Private Houses
Local Authority Voluntary & Co-Operative
Houses
Houses
Total
2007
2008
4,986
4,905
1,685
1,896
71,356
44,923
78,027
51,724
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
546
861
963
411
543
376
6,654
5,293
4,739
7,611
6,668
6,078
Annual percentage change
2008
-1.6%
12.5%
-37.0%
-33.7%
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
-42.2%
-34.4%
0.9%
22.7%
-1.6%
-25.4%
-47.7%
-55.4%
-56.1%
-45.7%
-51.4%
-50.4%
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 and 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
1 January to 30 September 2009
County Councils
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Total House Completions
Private House Completions
311
411
589
308
360
485
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
2017
579
2,596
1,772
432
2,204
Donegal
1255
1,125
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
713
1037
511
1870
4,131
570
926
210
1,397
3,103
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
954
169
1,123
838
93
931
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
649
755
366
390
264
532
572
266
284
249
Limerick County
Limerick City*
Limerick Total
547
74
621
453
37
490
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
352
576
815
831
308
363
299
370
407
321
213
351
697
771
272
309
222
360
355
265
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
391
137
528
367
94
461
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
386
794
546
333
738
430
20,357
16,686
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 in Q2 2009, they were represented by 10 ESB connections
due to the nature of the units (emergency accommodation).
Table 3:
Affordable Housing Schemes
1 January to 30 September 2009
Shared Ownership
County Councils
(including
Borough &
Town Councils)
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
houses
in progress
Houses
proposed
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
36
0
22
0
0
32
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
9
0
9
4
10
14
16
115
131
208
38
246
0
0
0
Donegal
12
18
24
0
0
D/L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
0
0
0
72
72
0
0
0
87
87
0
2
0
21
23
11
45
0
74
130
59
25
0
128
212
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
18
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
12
0
4
6
2
20
0
5
16
0
13
0
0
0
4
5
0
20
33
0
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
1
1
2
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
4
0
0
4
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
9
10
0
4
2
0
33
12
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
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
6
6
0
11
11
0
0
0
25
0
25
0
0
0
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
0
2
0
0
2
0
26
0
11
0
0
2
0
0
14
134
192
345
530
317
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
TOTALS
Table 4:
Part V Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2008
1 January to 30 September 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
4
6
21
6
11
7
23
8
4
8
10
4
22
8
0
2
7
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
4
0
12
12
16
25
34
19
7
29
15
16
173
0
173
424
0
424
62
6
68
42
0
42
105
0
105
18
0
18
24
0
24
0
0
0
7
0
7
239
0
239
529
0
529
87
6
93
6
17
10
4
5
36
0
0
0
10
22
46
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
37
72
54
67
230
183
86
154
26
449
35
0
101
458
594
0
7
39
9
55
3
24
34
14
75
0
0
0
412
412
34
0
45
43
122
180
0
64
151
395
40
0
0
7
47
71
79
138
119
407
366
110
252
191
919
75
0
101
877
1,053
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
9
20
29
16
24
40
31
5
36
24
0
24
23
29
52
57
1
58
0
0
0
11
0
11
0
24
24
33
20
53
50
53
103
88
30
118
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
0
30
0
11
2
19
3
42
65
0
14
73
18
0
0
1
1
0
35
0
16
12
120
68
0
6
20
59
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
14
31
0
46
2
35
15
162
133
0
26
93
77
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
3
0
3
20
3
23
17
152
169
0
3
3
2
4
6
0
42
42
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
3
3
6
27
7
34
17
194
211
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
1
15
6
67
0
3
7
0
3
0
0
81
13
176
8
0
10
0
30
24
6
177
50
257
0
12
24
0
0
7
0
2
0
11
26
4
10
0
0
8
0
8
3
7
41
20
18
69
32
24
0
121
22
94
0
13
0
19
0
16
0
37
0
6
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
3
0
0
8
14
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
32
1
54
6
84
26
67
17
0
3
8
0
89
16
211
52
20
28
77
76
54
6
298
72
351
0
25
24
26
0
55
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
4
11
15
17
26
43
69
5
74
3
7
10
18
23
41
63
0
63
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
27
34
35
49
84
132
5
137
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
15
2
6
25
17
17
24
15
37
0
0
2
15
21
18
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
2
8
40
38
35
44
35
37
655
1,550
1,700
260
806
1,048
271
476
139
1,186
2,832
2,887
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
Donegal
TOTALS
Notes:-
No contribution was made under AHI in Quarter 3 2009 therefore the figure stands at 62 for the first nine months as reported in
the Quarter 1 and 2 bulletins (all 62 units in Galway County).
A further 164 units were delivered through the Affordable Homes Partnership in the first nine months of 2009 (Fingal - 30;
South Dublin - 57; Dublin City - 17; Kildare - 39; Meath - 3 and Wicklow - 18).
* No. of units proposed on foot of agreements that have been entered into at 30 September 2009 but not yet started.
Table 5:
Total Output of Social Rented Housing by Local Authority Area
1 January to 30 September 2009
County Councils
Local Authority Housing
Voluntary & Co-operative
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
TOTAL OUTPUT
Housing#
completions
acquisitions
in
completions
in
completions acquisitions
**
*
progress
**
progress
(A)
(B)
total
in
(A)+(B) Progress
3
17
62
8
9
5
18
179
154
0
34
42
34
17
0
3
51
104
8
9
5
11
60
109
52
196
154
141
104
245
28
7
35
439
186
625
104
43
147
152
58
210
245
147
392
28
7
35
273
154
427
591
244
835
46
16
158
84
4
130
16
146
162
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
104
99
256
210
669
0
8
0
102
110
143
65
107
529
844
39
12
45
263
359
169
182
338
260
949
143
111
301
473
1,028
0
8
0
102
110
143
119
301
575
1,138
312
247
445
789
1,793
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
91
57
148
6
0
6
25
0
25
25
19
44
0
24
24
116
76
192
6
0
6
122
76
198
25
24
49
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
42
183
90
46
15
0
7
0
1
0
99
50
78
104
17
75
0
10
60
0
26
28
10
0
22
117
183
100
106
15
0
7
0
1
0
117
190
100
107
15
125
78
88
104
39
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
55
27
82
8
39
47
35
6
41
39
39
78
19
54
73
94
66
160
8
39
47
102
105
207
54
60
114
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
135
34
102
47
36
18
31
10
44
56
4
0
2
2
27
0
5
0
4
5
27
86
34
11
34
30
103
28
46
63
4
191
16
13
0
36
46
0
8
0
99
0
22
42
0
127
16
18
0
11
139
225
118
60
36
54
77
10
52
56
4
0
2
2
27
0
5
0
4
5
143
225
120
62
63
54
82
10
56
61
126
86
56
53
34
157
119
46
46
74
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
24
12
36
0
0
0
51
155
206
0
31
31
15
21
36
24
43
67
0
0
0
24
43
67
66
176
242
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
53
28
92
19
15
6
10
159
120
0
28
24
0
0
0
53
56
116
19
15
6
72
71
122
10
159
120
2,370
333
3,349
1,330
1,768
3,700
333
4,033
5,117
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
Donegal
TOTALS
Notes:-
#
**
*
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 the first nine months of 2009, a further 1,493 new units have been acquired on long-term lease under the Rental
Accommodation Scheme.
Table 6:
Voluntary and Co-operative Housing Output
1 January to 30 September 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
34
17
0
6
17
0
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
24
28
52
100
0
100
20
0
20
80
15
95
52
58
110
10
9
19
0
0
0
84
4
D/L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
34
12
0
154
200
49
166
136
161
512
0
0
43
56
99
5
0
45
109
159
120
16
202
99
437
8
0
5
0
1
0
6
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
0
0
56
0
0
14
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
42
0
10
4
0
26
14
10
0
22
0
0
0
0
22
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
5
0
5
12
5
17
12
5
17
34
39
73
7
49
56
1
94
95
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
191
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
73
0
0
0
0
92
1
0
0
0
4
0
16
13
0
0
46
0
8
0
26
0
22
42
0
35
15
18
0
11
4
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
0
9
9
0
21
21
0
10
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
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
652
830
193
678
938
184
Donegal
TOTALS
Note:-
* 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
1 January to 30 September 2009
County Councils
(including Borough
&Town Councils)
** Completed
*Acquired **Commenced In Progress at
30 September
2009
3
17
62
8
9
5
14
12
33
18
179
154
141
104
245
28
7
35
26
16
42
439
186
625
46
16
6
158
D/L.-Rathdown #
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City #
Dublin Total
104
99
256
210
669
0
8
0
102
110
1
0
0
132
133
143
65
107
529
844
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
91
57
148
6
0
6
21
0
21
25
0
25
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
42
183
90
46
15
0
7
0
1
0
24
92
1
19
1
99
50
78
104
17
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
55
27
82
8
39
47
1
7
8
35
6
41
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
135
34
102
47
36
18
31
10
44
56
4
0
2
2
27
0
5
0
4
5
31
1
6
17
11
14
2
0
8
6
27
86
34
11
34
30
103
28
46
63
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
24
12
36
0
0
0
13
16
29
51
155
206
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
53
28
92
19
15
6
16
82
1
10
159
120
2,370
333
630
3,349
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork County
Cork City #
Cork Total
Donegal
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 the first nine months of 2009, a further 1,493 new units have
been acquired on long-term lease under the Rental
Accommodation Scheme.