Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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447. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list all approved housing body social and cost rental development proposals that are currently with his Department waiting initial approval, with a breakdown by local authority, number of units and length of time a decision has been pending. [5993/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Cost Rental Equity Loan funding Scheme is available to Approved Housing Bodies to provide affordable rented accommodation to those who meet the income eligibility requirements for cost rental homes. The nature of the Cost Rental model means that Cost Rental homes are advertised and made available at a certain rent level, which is needed to cover the costs of delivery and provision. Cost rents must be at least 25% below prevailing market rents.

The Capital Advance Leasing Facility Scheme is the main funding source for the Approved Housing Body sector to provide social housing in Ireland. Pursuant to Housing for All, targets for Approved Housing Body delivery of social housing units are contained in Local Authority Housing Delivery Action Plans.

The assessment of applications on hand is ongoing. For reasons of commercial sensitivity, details of specific proposals for the above Schemes awaiting approval cannot be released. However, my Department can confirm that it continues to work with the Approved Housing Body sector to deliver social and cost rental housing at scale.