Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
635. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when applications will be invited from local authorities for the second tranche of LIHAF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2982/18]
View answerAs part of Budget 2018, I announced an additional €50 million funding which will be available for a second LIHAF call and which will again be subject to matching funding of 25% by local authorities. This capital funding will facilitate the provision of more public infrastructure to unlock further sites and activate more housing supply.
It is intended that a call for proposals under LIHAF will issue to local authorities later in Quarter 1 2018. It will be open to all local authorities to submit new projects or resubmit previous unsuccessful projects for consideration at that time. All proposals will then be assessed in line with the criteria and aims of LIHAF and it is expected that approved projects will be announced in Quarter 3 2018 and will commence in 2019.
