Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2024
453. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a development (details supplied) will be given to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43080/24]
View answerUnder Housing For All, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) working in close collaboration with Housing Authorities, play a large role in delivery across different delivery streams.
One of those streams is the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF).
CALF funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to facilitate the funding of social housing units. This loan facility can support between 25% and 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the homes provided to local authorities for social housing use under long-term lease arrangements known as Payment and Availability Agreements.
The development referred to is a P&A-CALF funded project consisting of 23 homes which is being delivered by Cooperative Housing Ireland in collaboration with Carlow County Council.
To date Carlow Council has fully allocated tenants to eighteen of the homes within the development, and a further five properties have recently completed the nomination process with tenants due to move in shortly. All tenants have been nominated by Carlow County Council from their housing list, in accordance with Carlow Council allocation policy. The remaining five properties are approximately four weeks from completion.
My Department publishes a quarterly Social Housing Construction Projects Status Report, which sets out the continuing progress being made in advancing the national local authority and AHB new-build pipeline. The latest reports, setting out the position at end Q2 2024, can be accessed at the following link:
gov.ie - Overall social and affordable housing provision (www.gov.ie)
