Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
619. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure in 2022 and to date in 2023 on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [47551/23]
View answer624. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of general Government capital expenditure on social and affordable housing by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency, to date in 2023, by funding via voted-Government capital expenditure, approved housing body-borrowing for capital developments and LDA capital expenditure in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47556/23]
View answerSocial Housing is delivered through a range of local authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery programmes. Capital expenditure on the delivery of new social homes is also supported by current funding provided through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP).
In respect of Affordable Housing delivery, Housing for All provides for a number of important affordability measures, supported by an investment package of direct Exchequer funding, investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and lending by the Housing Finance Agency (HFA).
The table below sets out the details of the expenditure requested:
|
2022 Expenditure |
2023 Expenditure (to end October) |
|
|
Social Housing (Build & Acquisition - Exchequer Expenditure) |
€1,695m |
€1,313m |
|
Affordable Housing (Affordable Housing Fund, First Home Scheme & Cost Rental Equity Loan - Exchequer Expenditure) |
€100m |
€70m |
|
LDA Capital Expenditure |
€51m |
€241m* |
|
HFA Loan Advances (LA & AHB) |
€1,156m |
€710m |
* Note: Total housing delivery capital contractually committed for projects completed and/or under construction as at end October 2023: €745m.
