Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency

Mr. Enda McGuane:

There is a process we go through, outlined in the Affordable Housing Act, to make units available for rent. We work our way through that process. The units are advertised on our website for seven days, at a minimum, and we go into an eligibility-checking process and lottery. We try to accelerate the move-in as much as possible. In some instances, we have potential residents who are already in lease arrangements and want to give their notice. We facilitate that process. The aspiration, as our pipeline gets more developed, is to be in a position to do as much as possible before rent and have residents selected in advance of units being delivered so homes can be-----