Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary)
2:00 am
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
Yes. We need a lot of local authorities to finalise what their drawdown is and what they are providing. For example, Cork City Council, with an allocation of €20 million, has drawn down €14,773,000 to date and has acquired 61 units. It also has additional headroom of €6 million on top of that €20 million. Therefore, in terms of being able to acquire properties, that is €26 million. For Cork County Council, the figure is €15 million.
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