Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
611. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to the STAR investment programme for 2024; if this is voted Government expenditure or funded through some other mechanism; and if so, how it is accounted for in the general Government balance. [47531/23]
View answer663. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of voted capital expenditure for the sustainable tenancy affordable rent investment initiative in 2024; and whether approved housing bodies can apply for the funding. [48302/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 663 together.
I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No 319 of 17 October 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.
Funding for STAR is voted Government Expenditure. With regard to who can apply for funding, I can confirm that both private providers and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are eligible and can apply to provide cost rental homes under the Scheme. Alternatively, AHBs may also continue to apply for funding under the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) Scheme which was established in 2021 to support AHBs to deliver cost rental homes.
A provision of €15m has been provided in 2024 for STAR within the programme level allocations announced on Budget Day. This provision will be reviewed in the context of the forthcoming review of NDP Capital Ceiling provisions. The Revised Estimates Volume for the Public Service (REV) is published in mid-December every year. This provides final detail on the allocations by subhead for the following year and takes into account both the Programme level allocations announced at Budget and any additional allocations, for example just transition, carbon fund, etc. Accordingly, subhead provisions may vary.
