Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
215. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when regulations for affordable housing will be issued to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48774/21]
View answer‘Housing for All’ delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply, and put affordability at the heart of the housing system. €4 billion in funding annually, representing the highest ever level of Government investment in building social and affordable housing, will, inter alia, support 54,000 new affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.
Delivery of affordable housing, in accordance with the schemes set out in the Affordable Housing Act 2021, and the funding being made available, will be underpinned by the preparation by local authorities of Housing Delivery Action Plans, which will be submitted to me before the end of this year.
Building on the regulations already put in place, it is intended that further regulations in respect of the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme, as well as regulations governing the eligibility conditions that will be applicable to Cost Rental over the longer term, will be put in place by November.
