Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
1157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has given consideration to extending the capital acquisition lease finance provisions to the purchase of loans by approved housing bodies with a view to preventing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45503/18]
View answerMy Department offers a range of funding programmes to assist the voluntary sector with the delivery of social housing, including the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF).
CALF is a facility, which is exclusively available to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), to assist them in accessing private or Housing Finance Agency (HFA) finance for the purchase, construction or refurbishment of homes that will be made available for social housing purposes under long-term availability agreements of up to 30 years.
I have no plans to amend the uses for which CALF is made available to AHBs.
