Eoin Ó Broin
Question:298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new serviced sites fund limit per unit of accommodation as agreed in December 2020. [3570/21]
View answerWednesday, 27 January 2021
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Since the initiation of the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) the maximum funding available towards the cost of facilitating infrastructure is €50,000 per affordable home delivered.
The Programme for Government 'Our Shared Future' contained a commitment to improve the delivery of affordable homes and to extend the SSF in this regard. To inform that process, I have met with the Chief Executives of local authorities and sought their views in relation to amendments to the scheme that may improve the capacity to deliver more affordable homes in a shorter time-frame. It is my intention to use the experience to date of local authorities with that of my own Department in managing the SSF, to bring forward any amendments to the scheme's operation I consider necessary.