Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of funding drawn down by each local authority over the past four years for the ready to build (serviced sites for new homes) scheme under the Croí Cónaithe towns fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/26]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount funding allocated each year since 2023 to the serviced ready to build (serviced sites for new homes) scheme under the croí cónaithe towns fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23216/26]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time it took SHIP construction projects to complete the four-stage approval process for those projects that were delivered in 2025; and the breakdown of the average length of time it took to pass through stage 1 approval, planning, design approval, cost appraisal, procurement and construction. [23315/26]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of SHIP construction single stage social housing applications that have been received to date; and the breakdown by local authority area, number schemes and number of units per scheme. [23316/26]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed changes to procurement SHIP, CALF and CAS turnkey approvals as part of the shift from forward purchasing to forward funding models for delivering social housing. [23317/26]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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CALF funding is capital support provided to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction or purchase of new social housing units. This loan facility can support between 25% and 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the remaining finance sourced by the AHBs from private lenders (usually the HFA) with the housing units provided to local authorities for social housing use under long-term lease arrangements known as Payment and Availability Agreements (P&A). A nominal interest rate of 2% fixed per annum is charged by the local authority on the initial capital amount. At the end of the term, the outstanding capital amount plus the interest accrued, is owed and repayable to the local authority. The local authority issues the CALF monies to the AHB and the local authority, in turn, recoups same from the Department.

Accelerated CALF (also referred to as Forward Funding) is where an AHB can request to drawdown up to 95% of the CALF amount approved, for a specific project to meet expected expenditure during the delivery phase, with 5% retained until the signing of the P&A Agreement. Accelerated CALF is permitted where specific milestones are achieved and is based on vouched expenditure.

As regards SHIP and CAS turnkey delivery there is no proposed shift to forward fund these units or change procurement rules. Expenditure is recouped by the Department for turnkey units upon completion. Stage payments are not allowed. A 10% deposit can be paid on contract signing as per standard Law Society Contracts for Sale. As with all public procurement, any ‘Turnkey’ or ‘Partnership-Development Agreement’ proposals must be advertised/procured in alignment with EU Procurement Directives and national law.