Almost 600 new social homes have been approved for development nationwide.

A new bundle of projects has been announced under the social housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme, which will see social homes delivered across nine sites in Cork, Kildare, Monaghan, Sligo and Wicklow.

The official launch of Bundle 6 builds on the successful social housing PPP programme being delivered by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and relevant local authorities. 

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Welcoming today's new phase of social housing, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien said: "This Government, through Housing for All, is committed to increasing the supply of social housing to an average of 10,000 social homes per annum between 2022 and 2030. There is a specific objective in Housing for All to increase the use of PPPs to deliver social housing, and more than 600 individuals and families will benefit from the latest social housing PPP bundle announced today."

Work is ongoing to progress further phases under the programme and a call for suitable sites for future bundles of projects issued to all local authorities in November.

Minister O'Brien added: "Cork County Council will act as the lead local authority for Bundle 6, and I want to commend them on their work to date. I had the pleasure of seeing first-hand some completed housing developments in County Cork last year which were progressed under Bundle 2 of the programme. The success of this initiative is evident from the high quality houses delivered under the programme so far, providing new homes for individuals and families."