Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2016
69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out, or plans to carry out, a cost-benefit analysis of the promised rapid-build housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll social housing construction proposals, whether traditional or rapid-build housing proposals, are evaluated by my Department in terms of need, value for money, design quality and other key criteria in line with the Capital Works Management Framework.
In relation to the Deputy’s specific query, a cost benefit analysis is required under the Public Spending Code only for those capital projects with a projected total cost of €20m or over. The individual rapid-build construction projects submitted to date to my Department, have projected costs that are considerably below this €20m threshold.
