Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities.
9:30 am
Mr. Graham Doyle:
I will let Ms Timmons come in on that, but I will comment briefly at an overall level. Affordable housing is delivered in quite a number of ways now. Through the shared equity model, which is going well, there are approximately 2,500 approvals. Local authority affordable purchase has had a good number of schemes, with more in the pipeline. Housing is also delivered through the cost-rental model. The LDA is mainly involved in the cost-rental model, with the AHBs. The LDA expects to deliver approximately 800 units. A lot of the delivery is in the second half of the year and we have not been able to break that cycle. If the Deputy has more detailed questions, I am happy to bring Ms Timmons in, but that is at an overall level.