Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020
876. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the purchase of a location (details supplied) in conjunction with Dublin City Council or an AHB for housing use and to secure the property ownership in view of its historical significance to the State. [12776/20]
View answerAs housing authorities, local authorities are responsible for the identification of the social housing need in their area. The statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) carried out annually since 2016 captures the total number of households qualified for social housing support to better inform policy and to allow local authorities, such as Dublin City Council, to develop appropriate responses to meet this need.
Through the supports made available from my Department under Rebuilding Ireland, funding is available to deliver additional social housing stock through a range of initiatives. Under my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), capital funding may be provided, through housing authorities, to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the delivery of accommodation for people with specific categories of need. It is a matter for individual housing authorities to prioritise projects to be advanced under CAS. To date no proposal has been submitted from Dublin City Council in relation to this property.
