Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2026
455. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has received any reports regarding governance or financial concerns relating to a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51241/26]
View answerMy Department does not have a role in examining matters of this type or nature relating to individual Approved Housing Bodies. Any such concerns should be directed to the statutory regulator for the sector, the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA), which operates independently in the performance of its functions.
The Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (the Act) was enacted to provide for the regulation of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the purposes of protecting certain housing assets provided or managed by such bodies and to establish the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA).
AHBRA is tasked with providing the regulation of AHBs for the purpose of supporting stronger governance and the financial viability of the AHB sector.
It is open to anyone to raise a concern about an AHB with AHBRA, including AHB board members, employees or volunteers, members of the public, tenants, third parties, public representatives, funding bodies or other authorities. The concerns process forms part of AHBRA’s overall regulatory oversight and is an integral part of its monitoring programme, it is used to inform AHBRA’s assessment programme, and other regulatory actions.
