Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 January 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer

9:30 am

Mr. Jim Baneham:

We started with 73 sites. Perhaps the 65 the Deputy refers to is from our 2020 report. We still had 65 then. We are down to 60 as of the end of last year. The other matter to be mindful of is that we sometimes transfer a portion of a site. We would still count it as a site we own but we own less of it, so there has been more activity and there have been more transfers than might be obvious from the movement from 73 to 60. As noted, we first consult local authorities to see what their intentions are for sites and, subject to them being happy with us going to the AHB sector, we engage with AHBs.

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