Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2026
579. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund will reopen; the amount applied for and drawn down to date by local authority and project. [28534/26]
View answerIn January 2026, the Government launched the new Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIIF) to support direct investment in the critical infrastructure needed to unlock housing delivery in towns and cities across the country.
The HIIF is a multiannual €1 billion fund and will be managed by the Housing Activation Office. It represents the largest housing infrastructure investment announced by the State in many years. The fund is designed to address infrastructure constraints that are preventing or delaying housing development, particularly in locations where housing can be delivered at scale and at pace.
Call 1 of the HIIF opened for applications from local authorities and the Land development Agency (LDA) on 21 January 2026 and closed on Friday 27 February 2026.
The Housing Activation Office team is actively reviewing the applications against the scheme criteria and recommendations will be brought forward shortly in accordance with the governance arrangements for the fund.
As the assessment process is ongoing I am not in position to comment on specific applications. I can confirm that no funding has been drawn down by Local Authorities to date as funding approvals are yet to be made.
The HIIF Call 1 Scheme Outline document can be found on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/housing-infrastructure-investment-fund-call-1-scheme-outline/.
My Department is currently in the process of developing further calls under the HIIF, with the intention of broadening the approach later in 2026 to include a wider range of delivery models and a broader mix of public and private delivery partners. A further call is anticipated later this year.
