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 would just say something about last year's spend. If we go back to the last full year of activity before Covid, last year's delivery of new builds was about 50% higher than that. This year's delivery of new builds is looking to be ahead of that, while I am not putting a forecasted amount on it. What I can give a commitment to is that every effort is being made to try to deliver those units this year.