Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)

From the substance of the Minister's reply, it sounds like this funding is being delayed until the new infrastructure fund is active. Is there a way he can frontload the delivery of the infrastructure fund to release the funding? As far as I understand, there was a proposal from the LDA that the €5 million shortfall would be added to the purchase price of the affordable homes, which is totally unacceptable. Through the framework, there is potential to deliver 1,950 homes in Mungret. From talking to the local authority, as far as I understand, a funding ask has been with the Department, the Department of public expenditure, and it has even been sent to the Department of the Taoiseach, since March. I sincerely urge the Minister to clarify whether this has been delayed until the infrastructure fund is up and running or to release the funding soon.

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