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Capital Expenditure Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 March 2022

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

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Eoin Ó Broin

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38. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the voted expenditure for the Capital Assistance Scheme for 2022; the number of units of accommodation to be delivered with this fund in that year; the reason the number of units has been reduced from 600 to 400 in the revised estimates and if he will provide details for the significant increased cost per unit arising from this change. [16823/22]

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Exchequer funding available for the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) in 2022 is €96 million and the target is for AHBs to provide 400 units for the target groups, including age-friendly housing, accommodation for individuals and families who are homeless and housing for people with a disability. CAS funding also supports other important and emerging areas of housing need including the development of refuges for victims of Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, housing for care leavers (people exiting State care at the age of 18), and de-congregation (people with a disability being enabled to move from large institutions (congregated settings) to their own homes in the community with the support they need).

The target for CAS delivery has generally been 400 units, which takes into account the capacity of the AHBs involved which are frequently smaller, locally-based organisations. While the target indicated in the 2021 revised estimates was 600, in prior years and in 2022, it was consistently c400.

CAS funding in 2021 provided for 352 units of accommodation for a range of priority housing categories. The CAS funding also provided 150 bed spaces as emergency accommodation for homeless individuals which were not part of the CAS output of 352.

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