Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are very serious about engaging with all local authorities. As I said already, where schemes can be brought forward, we want them. We have also issued a call on advance purchase for schemes that are currently being built or being built out and we have received six or seven proposals on that already, which will see homes delivered this year. In urban centres the LDA, through Project Tosaigh, will deliver hundreds more affordable purchase and cost rental units this year and quite a lot into 2023 too. Deputy Dillon can be assured that we will continue this work and I thank him for his engagement and support.

In response to Deputy Ó Broin's supplementary question, the cost rental affordable regulations were laid before the Houses. They are done and that national scheme is in place. The regulations for affordable purchase through local authorities were concluded a number of weeks ago and I would expect that they have been laid before the House but will double check. Our work is concluded on that. The final piece that we need to do relates to the first home shared equity, which we are wrapping up right now. As soon as we have the criteria for that, we will lay them before the Houses.

I will double check in relation to the affordable purchase regulations. We have concluded them and I have signed off on them. I would expect they are there-----

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