Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Public Accounts Committee

2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023

2:00 am

Mr. Paul Benson:

I expect a submission will then come from the LGMA on behalf of all 31 local authorities regarding what they need to drive the build, acquisition and leasing programmes. There is other work to be done across all those other programmes the Cathaoirleach talked about, and that group will do that work too. It is about prioritising the build, acquisition and leasing aspect. Obviously, that would then be the subject of a discussion with the Department public expenditure and reform regarding funding those staff and getting them recruited. I am not aware of the submission the Cathaoirleach referred to in relation to Wicklow County Council. If it relates to social housing stock, I certainly have not seen it and am not aware of it being in. I would be interested if there is something in and I ask the Cathaoirleach to let me know.

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