Government increases Donegal County Council’s housing requirements by a third

The Government has issued a housing target guideline to Donegal County Council to provide nearly 1,300 new homes annually until 2034, an increase of a third of current targets.

Minister for Housing, James Browne, and Minister for Planning, John Cummins, released the annual housing targets per local authority, setting out targets for more than 22,000 houses annually nationwide.

Donegal County Council has an existing annual housing growth requirement of 965 homes, set from the Housing Supply Target 2020. The new annual, new housing growth requirement, from 2025 to 2034, has been increased by 33% to 1,283. 

There are 13 other local authorities that have higher new targets than Donegal County Council, the highest target being nearly 8,200 new annual homes at Dublin City Council.

Leitrim County Council has the lowest new housing targets, with 201 new annual homes.

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Minister Browne said: “We need to see a significant step change in the delivery of housing in Ireland.

“The new guidelines set out the need to plan for approximately 55,000 additional households per annum on average to 2040, and this reflects our Government’s commitment to accelerated growth in new homes as our population continues to grow and change.

“Moreover, in recognising the importance of having a sufficient amount of zoned land, I have made available an additional 50% headroom for local authorities above the base requirement of 55,000, enabling zoning for a total of 83,000 units per annum.”