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:

It is obviously easier for somebody to get finance for a property that is completed. There is no risk involved, it is immediately available, etc. It is harder for people to try to get financing from banks to refurbish properties. We have engaged-----