Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when affordable housing schemes will become available in Rush, County Dublin; and the procedure in applying for the scheme/schemes. [52245/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In implementing Housing for All, each local authority has now prepared a Housing Delivery Action Plan for 2022 to 2026 and plans are available on Council websites. 

Fingal County Council made an application to my Department under the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) for funding to assist in the delivery of 52 affordable purchase homes at a site in Hayestown in Rush. Approval in principle was granted for this scheme and Fingal County Council have advised my Department that this development will be on site next month, with all 52 homes to be available for purchase in 2023.  Fingal County Council will announce further details of this affordable purchase scheme and how to apply, on their website in due course.  

In addition, the First Home Scheme, launched in July this year, which supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model, similar to that employed in the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. The Scheme aims to support in the region of 8,000 households in acquiring new homes in the private market in the years 2022 to 2026 with an overall budget of €400 million. The scheme is available nationwide and more information can be found at https://www.firsthomescheme.ie/