I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 624 together.
Under my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), capital funding of up to 100% of project costs may be advanced by local authorities to Approved Housing Bodies to provide housing for specific categories of housing need including older people, persons/families who are homeless and people with a disability.
Funding available under CAS for 2021 is €96 million with a delivery target of 400 units of accommodation. Accordingly, increasing funding and delivery targets by 5%, 10% and 25% respectively, would cost an additional €4.8 million, €9.6 million and €24 million respectively while delivery targets would increase to 420, 440 and 500 units respectively.