Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 June 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
9:30 am
Mr. Graham Doyle:
Yes. In terms of the figure of 1,500 units mentioned, people refer to it as a cap but it was not intended to be one. It was intended to be an attempt at measuring what the demand for this scheme might be. We have already flagged that we think we will definitely get to this number and that we will be trying to extend it if the properties are available.