Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
735. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average site subsidy under the 1999 affordable housing scheme from 1999-2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31945/18]
View answerThe 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme provided for the building of new houses on land owned or purchased by local authorities and the purchase of turnkey developments by local authorities for sale. These house were subsided through a site subsidy and were provided at less than market value.
In instances where the local authority was building on their own sites or purchased land, they were able to apply to my Department for a site subsidy. The site subsidy payable for Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway and certain district electoral divisions in the Kildare, Meath and Wicklow areas was up to €50,000. The site subsidy for areas other than those set out above was up to €31,800.
