Eoin Ó Broin
Question:317. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of a single stage approval process for social and affordable housing delivery. [62505/25]
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The Programme for Government – Securing Ireland’s Future committed to introducing a new single approval process for all standardised social housing and affordable housing projects.
On 5 July, Cabinet approved the introduction of a single stage approval process for all for local authority and Approved Housing Body new build social housing up to a value of €200 million.
The new approval process mandates the use of a standardised design approach, as per my Department’s published Design Manual for Quality Housing and the Employer’s Requirements for Detail Design of Quality Housing, for all new build social housing projects being developed by Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies.
The process is in transition phase at this time and my Department is, in collaboration with the Working Group, finalising the necessary guidance notes, templates and documentation which will issue to the sector in the coming weeks, with an expected full rollout of the new process by the end of 2025.
With respect to Affordable Housing, the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) and Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL), these funding schemes have already been operating under a single stage approval.