Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2024
191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide detail on all non-Exchequer expenditure related to social and affordable housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/24]
View answerHousing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade and is the first multi-annual fully funded housing plan in the history of the State. The Plan is supported by an investment package of over €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5 billion investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5 billion lending through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA).
The Housing Finance Agency has provided lending of €3.24 billion to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies in the period 2021 to 2023, supplemented by an estimated provision for lending of €1.5 billion for 2024.
In respect of the LDA, there has been total investment of €60 million for the period 2021 to 2022 with provisional expenditure of the order of €500 million for 2023 subject to finalisation of the year’s financial statements. The investment to date will be supplemented by an estimated provision of €978 million for 2024.
