Principal Officer, Social Housing Capital Investment 1 and Stock Improvement
- Published on: 19 April 2023
- Last updated on: 3 March 2026
Responsibility at Head of Business Unit level for National oversight for the Social Capital Investment Programme including delivery against targets under LA construction and acquisition and Buy & Renew scheme:
- Specific responsibility for the Social Capital Investment Programme for 21 LAs: Westmeath Galway City, Galway County, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Mayo, Limerick, Clare, Laois, Offaly, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo;
- National oversight for the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for delivery by Approved Housing Bodies of priority housing (People with Disabilities, elderly, care leavers) via construction and acquisition;
- Implementation of CAS for 15 local authorities and payments on other Social Housing Capital Programmes.
- Management of the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme.
Department lead for the implementation of the Domestic Violence Refuge Capital Build Programme.
Policy responsibility for the Social Housing Second Hand Acquisitions Programme supporting emergency solutions for social housing qualified households in the most precarious housing situations.
Policy Responsibility for National Regeneration Programme and Local Authority Social Housing Stock Management and Maintenance including implementation of
- The Planned Maintenance and Voids Programme;
- Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme,
- Disabled Person Grants, and Improvement Works In Lieu programmes.