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
Ms Caroline Timmons:
That will be done by quarter 3 next year. That will be specifically looking at the strategy across all. We have already issued a circular that says that any county that wishes to apply for funding under the affordable housing fund can do so, and we have seen that counties like Mayo and Wexford have applied for funding and have been successful in getting funding for affordable housing schemes. I am happy to say we are already doing it in many ways, but what the Deputy is talking about is actually setting targets, and yes, we are considering that.