Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
277. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will clarify the situation regarding a housing complex (details supplied); if his Department has received an application for funding for a redevelopment of some apartments there; the status of the proposed development; and the funding stream which is available for the complex and its development. [13882/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), funding is available to Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's) towards the provision of accommodation for people with disabilities, the elderly and homeless who are social housing qualified by way of application through the local authority to my Department.
My Department also provides funding under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility scheme, again by way of application through the local authority, to assist AHB’s in accessing finance through the Housing Finance Agency or elsewhere for the purchase, construction or refurbishment of units that will be made available for social housing purposes under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme.
In 2009 capital funding was provided for the provision of 41 independent living units at St. Anne’s Ballinteer for elderly people under my Department's CAS. I understand that CABHRU Housing Association intends to develop the existing communal facilities into a further 6 units however, no application for funding has been made to my Department as yet. The progression of the project to funding application stage is a matter for the local authority and the AHB.
