Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of the schemes that are currently, or have previously, come to market under the croí cónaithe cities scheme; the subsidy being paid for each of the homes in these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52649/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme supports the building of apartments in urban cores for sale to owner-occupiers. The Scheme aims to activate the supply of units which otherwise would not be delivered due to viability challenges by providing funding support to bridge the current "Viability Gap" between the delivery cost of building apartments and the market sale price (where the cost of building is greater).

Since the Scheme launched, four calls for Expression of Interest have been completed. To date, 13 developments, delivering over 1,600 apartments have been approved. This represents a funding commitment of roughly €200m. The Housing Agency continues to assess remaining applications under the previous calls. Details of the approved schemes are available on the Housing Agency website: www.housingagency.ie/CroiConaitheCities

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme, drawdown of approved funding occurs on completion of the projects and following the sale of apartments to owner occupiers It should be noted that apartment developments typically take between 18 months and 2 years to complete. The first sales of units under the scheme commenced this year at the following developments:

• Woodward Court, Glencairn Gate, Murphystown Way, Dublin 18.
• Blackrock Villas, Blackrock in Cork City.
• Meadow View, Clay Farm Place, Dublin 18.
• Carr’s Hill, Douglas in Cork.