Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Public Accounts Committee

2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme.

11:30 am

Ms Sarah Neary:

There are probably three things that I should mention. In 2019 we published the employers' requirements document. That, for all intents and purposes, is like a standard specification for the quality of finishings on local authority housing. It gives a very clear understanding, for both the local authorities and us, of what is covered by the funding. It informs the design and gives a framework around the cost perspective in terms of briefing architects who are designing the scheme. That has created effective standardisation and consistency across the country in terms of social housing. It also provides guidance on costs.