Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion
Mr. Robert Nicholson:
There was very little bureaucracy. I was quite happy with that.
In terms of the overall policy approach for housing, I note that somewhere around 25% of all homes are one-off housing. It is not divided into rural or urban, but we do know the majority of homes built in rural communities are not developer led and are one-off. In terms of the supports that are available to those, irrespective of the Department, there are various grants at the moment for the delivery of housing such as the help-to-buy, first home, funding for septic tanks and so on.
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