Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 March 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government

9:00 am

Mr. John McCarthy:

I would not describe it as the only game in town. Our targets for 2017 are to build approximately 2,400 units; to bring 760 void units, possibly including some of the units mentioned by the Deputy, back into use; to make 1,250 acquisitions; to provide 600 leased units; to make 1,000 units available under the rental accommodation scheme; and to provide 15,000 units under the housing assistance payment scheme. While the latter scheme clearly makes a significant contribution, it is not the only game in town. The build programme is-----