Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority (details supplied) made an application for affordable housing in any location in the county; the correspondence between the council and his Department in this regard; the position of same if an application has been submitted by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54006/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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On 23 June 2021, my Department received an application from Mayo County Council seeking funding under the Serviced Sites Fund, to assist in the delivery of 25 affordable purchase homes in Westport. Following an initial examination of this application, my Department wrote to Mayo County Council seeking a number of clarifications.

The delivery of affordable housing, in accordance with the schemes set out in the Affordable Housing Act, 2021 and the funding being made available, will be underpinned by local authorities' Housing Delivery Action Plans. Local authorities, including Mayo County Council, will be submitting their Plans to me in December. Each local authority will assess the level of demand with affordability constraint in their area based on the Housing Need and Demand Assessment and plan provision accordingly.