Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
827. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any undue delays of occupation in newly built social housing units at a location (details supplied); if any delays are an isolated case, and whether any action will be taken to expedite the process in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/24]
View answerMy Department operates a number of funding programmes that assist local authorities to work in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to construct and purchase homes and make them available for social housing. One such programme that local authorities and AHBs progress Social Housing projects through is the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF). CALF funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units. The local authority issues the CALF monies to the AHB and the local authority, in turn, recoups same from the Department.
Funding was approved the 27 October 2023 by my Department, under the CALF Scheme for 43 Social housing homes at the location referred to.
The allocation of social housing to tenants and matters arising, including the length of time it takes for this to happen upon completion of a project, is a matter for the local authority and accordingly the information sought in not available in my Department.
