A faster process of funding approvals for social housing construction projects has launched in Ireland.

Minister for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of Construction 2020, Paudie Coffey TD, said: "Since the launch of the Social Housing Strategy, we have worked with local authorities to drive the delivery of a new social housing building programme. We have also reinforced the capacity of the authorities by sanctioning almost 400 additional staff for this work. In parallel, I have been keen to identify options to accelerate the time involved in advancing new projects, to ensure the best possible implementation of the half a billion euros of new social housing capital projects that we have so far approved."

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Under the new process, funding approval can be given by the Department of Environment Community & Local Government in just one approval stage for projects up to €2m in value and up to 15 new housing units.

(CD/LM)