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
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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We are getting no commitment that the target of 9,100 social and affordable housing will be met. What we are hearing is that there will be a substantial increase on last year, which was pretty low. Many would say that the target set by the Government is too low to begin with, but we are not even getting assurances that that low target of 9,100 will be met. I am also getting no assurances that there will not be an underspend with the Department again this year.