Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2021
145. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which local authorities in the greater Dublin area are awaiting infrastructural improvements on which the building of local authority houses or private houses is dependent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3503/21]
View answerThe full range of infrastructural requirements, provision and plans within each local authority is broad and cuts across numerous Government Department's and public bodies and is dynamic. The most up to date and detailed information would be available in each local authority.
Where local authorities have identified particular infrastructure shortfalls that may provide an impediment to the development of housing, funding has been made available by the Department through a number of programmes.
The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) scheme is providing public off-site infrastructure to relieve infrastructure blockages, thereby enabling the accelerated delivery of housing in Dublin and in other urban areas in high demand. Funding of €200m was been allocated across 30 projects and work is underway to deliver the infrastructure with an associated housing delivery.
Details of projects can be found here https://rebuildingireland.ie/lihaf/
Additionally, the Serviced Sites Fund of €310 million will support local authorities in providing infrastructure to support the delivery of affordable homes on their lands. With a maximum €50,000 available per home, 6,200 new homes can be facilitated.
Details of projects can be found here: https://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-gives-the-go-ahead-for-ten-local-authority-sites-for-affordable-housing-under-the-serviced-sites-fund/
https://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-approves-funding-of-e84m-to-support-delivery-of-1770-affordable-homes-under-the-ssf/
