Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of CAS funding allocated to Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7335/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not make allocations of funding to local authorities for the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). CAS is demand-led and funding is provided to each local authority and to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in line with their advancement of new housing projects.

Under CAS, capital funding of up to 100% of project costs is advanced by local authorities to AHBs to provide housing for specific categories of housing need including older people, persons/families who are homeless and people with disability.

I am keen to see more delivery of housing for these particular categories, in line with the priorities set out in the published Housing Delivery Action Plans of each local authority, including Carlow County Council. I would therefore encourage local authorities to work proactively with AHBs on this agenda.