Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementing Housing for All: Discussion

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I will turn to the affordable models we use, particularly the council-led affordable purchase model. There are many people out there who just do not understand how that works. From an empty site to the point where somebody would purchase an affordable home, what is the financial calculation for a local authority in doing that? Where is the money coming from and what is the final input into the final price?