Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Frank Curran:

It is a priority for us as well. In my area, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, there are 300 cost rental coming through in Shanganagh now through the Land Development Agency, LDA. There are 50 units coming through at the Enniskerry Road, which was mentioned earlier. About 120 others are coming through between Tuath and Respond, in terms of CREL. CREL has been very successful in the initial launch. There is huge interest from the approved housing bodies. The LDA has a very ambitious programme. Again, even in my own area, the Central Mental Hospital application will be launched very shortly, probably this week. There will be a significant number of cost rental there as well.

The CCMA has a target of 800. It is a small target, but it is something that we can achieve. One can borrow for cost rental over a very long period of time. Therefore, in areas where affordable is not realistic, for instance, we can look at cost rental and increasing that 800 target. It is something that we are very committed to and we have made a pretty good start on it.

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