Quarterly Housing Statistics
15 September 2009
Quarterly Housing Statistics
Quarter 1 2009
Quarter 1 2009
Total Housing Completions
7,611 units were completed nationally in the first three months of 2009,
of which 1,582 units were completed in Dublin and 2,349 units in
Greater Dublin Area. These figures are based on the number of
electricity meters installed by ESB Networks.
(Tables 1 and 2)
Affordable Housing Provision
627 units (including 62 units delivered on State/Local authority lands
element of the Affordable Housing Initiative and sales of 124 houses
purchased directly by the Affordable Homes Partnership) were
provided under the various affordable housing schemes in the first
three months of 2009. This represents a 36% decrease in output on the
same period in 2008. 38% 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- 2007
reveal that 494 units of social and affordable housing were provided in
the first three months of 2009, down 36% on the same period in 2008. A
further 3,595 units were in progress at the end of March 2009, down 37%
on the same period in 2008.
(Table 4)
Social Rented Housing Provision
Total output of social houses newly completed or acquired in the first
three months of 2009 amounted to 1,050 units (639 Local Authority; 411
Voluntary & Co-operative housing) with a further 465 new units
acquired under the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
A total of 997 (includes 465 RAS units) social housing dwellings were
started or acquired in the first three months of 2009, while a further
7,082 social housing units were in progress at the end of March 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 01 – 8882143
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
546
411
6,654
7,611
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
-42.2%
22.7%
-47.7%
-45.7%
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 (normally 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 2000-2007 for local authority rental purposes are included.
Voluntary & co-operative housing consists of housing provided
under the capital loan & subsidy and capital assistance schemes.
Table 2: Total and Private House Completions by County
1 January to 31 March 2009
County Councils
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
Total House Completions
Private House Completions
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
105
148
276
105
97
216
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
722
218
940
623
180
803
Donegal
444
433
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
410
386
130
656
1,582
376
339
100
496
1,311
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
350
52
402
334
23
357
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
212
227
139
156
133
156
196
93
98
133
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
240
38
278
224
29
253
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
162
203
299
312
79
128
116
161
140
102
156
202
276
302
77
128
99
161
137
91
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
171
28
199
170
6
176
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
169
271
228
154
266
178
7,611
6,654
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.
Table 3:
Affordable Housing Schemes
1 January to 31 March 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
0
0
0
0
0
2
18
0
0
0
0
54
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
3
0
3
6
6
12
0
0
0
224
155
379
0
0
0
Donegal
1
8
0
24
5
D/L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
0
31
31
0
2
0
10
12
11
45
0
136
192
56
25
0
201
282
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
13
0
18
18
0
0
0
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
1
2
1
3
0
1
6
4
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
8
0
20
57
0
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
10
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
12
8
0
0
2
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
18
0
0
36
0
0
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
25
0
25
0
0
0
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
11
26
0
4
0
0
14
37
104
54
810
448
TOTALS
Table 4:
Part V Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2007
1 January to 31 March 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
0
5
6
17
23
23
8
4
7
0
0
15
10
4
2
15
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
4
0
12
11
0
5
27
27
27
29
23
16
90
0
90
466
0
466
44
6
50
15
0
15
127
0
127
12
0
12
10
0
10
27
0
27
11
0
11
115
0
115
620
0
620
67
6
73
4
4
10
0
9
36
0
0
0
4
13
46
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
77
37
14
4
132
143
101
282
121
647
148
0
24
146
318
0
0
0
0
0
3
25
62
49
139
0
0
0
108
108
0
0
10
39
49
156
0
99
155
410
125
0
0
7
132
77
37
24
43
181
302
126
443
325
1,196
273
0
24
261
558
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
3
0
3
63
48
111
9
1
10
1
0
1
56
29
85
9
1
10
0
0
0
15
0
15
0
24
24
4
0
4
134
77
211
18
26
44
0
18
0
1
0
31
29
42
69
0
33
56
18
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
18
13
120
79
0
6
20
59
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
13
32
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
6
17
0
62
74
168
148
0
39
76
77
0
0
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
3
0
3
29
3
32
17
152
169
0
3
3
3
4
7
0
42
42
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
3
3
6
37
7
44
17
194
211
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
10
6
53
0
4
6
0
3
0
0
76
15
246
0
3
10
0
30
6
35
177
53
291
0
8
24
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
7
0
3
7
0
7
3
24
66
9
18
69
25
15
0
2
22
73
10
32
27
19
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
34
3
60
0
8
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
26
0
10
6
57
0
4
13
0
6
7
0
120
18
304
69
72
28
77
69
21
35
179
75
364
10
40
51
25
0
43
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
3
1
4
20
37
57
69
5
74
0
5
5
21
22
43
63
0
63
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
3
6
9
41
68
109
132
5
137
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
4
0
0
24
19
4
6
15
31
0
0
11
15
17
12
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
11
39
36
16
26
35
31
350
1,967
1,414
79
949
614
65
679
215
494
3,595
2,243
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
Donegal
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
TOTALS
Notes:-
In addition, 62 units were also delivered directly under AHI in the first 3 months 2009 ( all 62 units in Galway County).
A further 124 units were delivered through the Affordable Homes Partnership in Q1 2009 (Fingal - 27;
South Dublin - 41; Dublin City - 11; Kildare - 27; Meath - 1 and Wicklow - 17).
* No. of units proposed on foot of agreements that have been entered into at 31 March 2009 but not yet started.
Table 5:
Total Output of Social Rented Housing by Local Authority Area
1 January to 31 March 2009
County Councils
Local Authority Housing
Voluntary & Co-operative
(including Borough
& Town Councils)
TOTAL OUTPUT
Housing#
completions
acquisitions
in
completions
in
completions acquisitions
**
*
progress
**
progress
(A)
(B)
total
in
(A)+(B) Progress
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
0
17
24
2
6
3
16
179
174
0
34
36
28
0
18
0
51
60
2
6
3
2
57
63
44
179
192
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
60
10
70
15
0
15
499
264
763
39
28
67
191
64
255
99
38
137
15
0
15
114
38
152
690
328
1,018
7
5
191
4
84
11
5
16
275
D/L.-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
0
35
20
59
114
0
1
0
13
14
246
129
218
634
1,227
34
12
10
101
157
51
182
373
398
1,004
34
47
30
160
271
0
1
0
13
14
34
48
30
173
285
297
311
591
1,032
2,231
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
11
29
40
2
0
2
95
28
123
5
0
5
0
42
42
16
29
45
2
0
2
18
29
47
95
70
165
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
32
31
36
18
0
0
4
0
1
0
89
129
131
120
31
24
0
10
40
0
64
64
6
20
22
56
31
46
58
0
0
4
0
1
0
56
35
46
59
0
153
193
137
140
53
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
16
0
16
3
13
16
73
25
98
0
9
9
47
15
62
16
9
25
3
13
16
19
22
41
120
40
160
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
2
1
23
5
2
0
17
0
3
11
4
0
2
1
9
0
3
0
0
3
169
119
12
42
23
38
116
38
85
104
4
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
99
164
34
50
0
173
62
18
8
11
6
1
23
10
2
0
17
0
3
11
4
0
2
1
9
0
3
0
0
3
10
1
25
11
11
0
20
0
3
14
268
283
46
92
23
211
178
56
93
115
1
6
7
0
0
0
70
158
228
0
16
16
15
121
136
1
22
23
0
0
0
1
22
23
85
279
364
15
5
50
0
0
3
46
160
162
0
0
0
0
28
17
15
5
50
0
0
3
15
5
53
46
188
179
546
93
4,613
411
2,469
957
93
1,050
7,082
Donegal
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
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 2000-2007 for rental purposes.
*
acquisitions by local authorities of second-hand houses.
In Q1 2009 a further 465 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 31 March 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
36
28
0
18
0
0
0
Cork County
Cork City
Cork Total
24
28
52
84
0
84
0
0
0
15
0
15
107
64
171
0
9
9
0
0
0
4
84
8
34
12
0
95
141
49
166
137
196
548
0
0
43
16
59
0
0
10
6
16
2
16
236
202
456
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
34
34
0
0
0
20
0
0
40
0
0
46
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
10
0
0
64
18
6
4
22
0
0
0
0
22
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
0
0
0
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
9
9
40
15
55
0
21
21
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
164
0
0
0
138
1
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
34
50
0
35
61
18
8
11
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Waterford County
Waterford City
Waterford Total
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
16
16
15
112
127
0
0
0
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
17
0
0
0
287
1,102
70
124
1,367
66
Donegal
Dun L-Rathdown
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City
Dublin Total
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
TOTALS
Note:-
* formerly known as Rental Subsidy scheme.
includes units acquired under Part V, Planning and Development Acts 2000-2007 for rental
purposes.
Table 7:
Local Authority Housing Output
1 January to 31 March 2009
County Councils
(including Borough
&Town Councils)
** Completed
*Acquired **Commenced In Progress at
31 March
2009
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
0
17
24
2
6
3
9
12
15
16
179
174
Cork County
Cork City #
Cork Total
60
10
70
15
0
15
5
0
5
499
264
763
7
5
0
191
0
35
20
59
114
0
1
0
13
14
0
0
0
86
86
246
129
218
634
1,227
Galway County
Galway City
Galway Total
11
29
40
2
0
2
11
0
11
95
28
123
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
32
31
36
18
0
0
4
0
1
0
4
31
0
7
0
89
129
131
120
31
Limerick County
Limerick City
Limerick Total
16
0
16
3
13
16
0
0
0
73
25
98
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
North Tipperary
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
South Tipperary
2
1
23
5
2
0
17
0
3
11
4
0
2
1
9
0
3
0
0
3
3
1
1
6
2
4
1
0
6
2
169
119
12
42
23
38
116
38
85
104
1
6
7
0
0
0
9
13
22
70
158
228
15
5
50
0
0
3
14
60
1
46
160
162
546
93
303
4,613
Donegal
D/L.-Rathdown #
Fingal
South Dublin
Dublin City #
Dublin Total
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 2000-2007 for local authority rental purposes.
In Q1 2009 a further 465 new units have been acquired on longterm lease under the RentalAccommodation Scheme.