Department denies reports that works on social housing sites are delayed due to building costs

In March, housebuilder Cairn Homes said inflation added €20,000 to the average cost of building one of its new homes in 2022, and that it expects more increases but at a more modest rate this year. Picture: Getty

The Department of Housing has denied that building on 74 social housing sites has been delayed because of soaring building costs.

On Sunday, RTÉ's This Week programme said that the sites would be delayed for months because of the renegotiation of funding under the Capital Advance Facility Loan (CALF), due to inflation in construction costs.