From:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, has today announced approval of €350m of Social Housing Investment Programme funding for the delivery of 647 new social homes across five Dublin sites in Ballymun, Finglas, Whitehall and Ballybough.

This significant initiative demonstrates the scale of this Government’s unprecedented investment in social housing and reflects its clear commitment to deliver 72,000 social homes by 2030 under its housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities. Last year alone, a record 9,000 new build social homes were delivered.

Significantly, the projects announced today have received single-stage approval, a streamlined process introduced in January 2026. This reform accelerates the delivery of new homes, enabling local authorities to move more quickly from approval to construction.

Dublin City Council will now advance the schemes using Design and Build procurement and Modern Methods of Construction.

These approaches will deliver significant time savings ensuring that more homes are delivered sooner, allowing families and individuals in need of housing to move into new homes more quickly and helping to reduce waiting lists.

'Already, this Government is delivering more new social homes than at any point in the history of the State. But we know we must go further and the projects I have approved today reflect our commitment to accelerating delivery and expanding social housing right across the country.

'The introduction of the single-stage approval process is a transformative reform that is already cutting through red tape and accelerating delivery on the ground.

'In addition, by embracing Design and Build and Modern Methods of Construction, we are achieving real time savings and ensuring that high-quality homes are delivered faster for those who need them most.

'Most importantly, these homes will make a tangible difference, helping hundreds of families and individuals move into secure, long-term homes sooner, and playing a vital role in reducing housing need across the capital.'

The projects approved today will provide for new homes across five different Dublin locations:

All of these sites were previously part of the Private Public Partnership (PPP) programme and have been awarded Part 8 Planning permission by Dublin City Council.

Dublin City Council will now tender for Design Build contracts and will use these tenders to initiate their Design & Build Contractor Frameworks with construction beginning shortly afterwards.