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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 14 Feb 2002

Vol. 548 No. 4

Written Answers. - Housing Grants.

Paul McGrath

Question:

169 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of grant aid paid to each local authority in each of the past five years under the improvement works in lieu of council housing scheme; the number of household units improved; the average cost for each household unit for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/02]

The information requested in relation to expenditure by all local authorities concerned with the improvement works in lieu scheme is set out in the following table.

Local Authority

1997Outturn€

1998Outturn€

1999Outturn€

2000Outturn€

2001Outturn€

Carlow County Council

99,674

83,803

65,011

109.324

128,624

Carlow Town Commission

0

0

0

0

59,043

Cavan County Council

23,490

69,201

273,756

5,206

89,009

Cavan Town Commission

0

74,534

0

0

0

Clare County Council

16,253

336,608

178,652

96,881

119,355

Ennis Town Commission

20,951

32,251

51,551

0

0

Kilrush Town Commission

82,152

10,158

0

69,201

38,473

Cork City Council

33,013

0

0

119,863

0

Cork County Council (North)

528,846

429,044

408,856

252,297

552,844

Fermoy Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Macroom Town Commission

0

0

0

31,743

108,436

Mallow Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Cork (South) County Council

0

109,959

0

0

0

Kinsale Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Midleton Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Cork (West) County Council

0

123,038

0

0

0

Clonakilty Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Cobh Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Skibbereen Town Commission

26,411

0

0

0

0

Donegal County Council

0

166,971

143,861

255,852

127,355

Buncrana Town Commission

0

0

0

0

19,046

Bundoran Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Letterkenny Town Commission

11,174

39,870

0

8,634

0

Dublin City Council

109,832

0

270,200

0

276,168

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

59,932

0

0

179,922

0

Fingal

6,222

0

0

0

0

Galway City Council

0

0

0

0

51,170

Galway County Council

0

234,902

386,254

324,926

378,128

Ballinasloe Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Kerry County Council

92,945

97,516

63,995

111,229

0

Killarney Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Listowel Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Tralee Town Commission

0

19,046

0

5,079

35,553

Kildare County Council

163,415

3,809

29,458

0

157,448

Athy Town Commission

26,538

0

0

0

0

Naas Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Kilkenny County Council

54,218

150,083

439,329

115,419

81,136

Kilkenny Borough Council

31,743

0

0

0

0

Laois County Council

0

49,266

60,820

87,104

9

Leitrim County Council

0

38,092

50,409

87,993

74,788

Limerick City Council

419,014

906,974

147,036

1,331,995

911,164

Limerick County Council

62,217

211,538

106,912

0

317,435

Longford County Council

140,306

155,670

167,098

0

202,396

Longford Town Commission

0

0

0

21,332

0

Louth County Council

43,171

32,632

0

0

0

Drogheda Borough Council

0

0

0

0

0

Dundalk Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Mayo County Council

172,430

112,499

0

0

0

Ballina Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Castlebar Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Westport Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Meath County Council

4,063

246,964

0

620,902

165,066

Kells Town Commission

0

25,395

22,855

0

0

Navan Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Trim Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Monaghan County Council

97,135

0

0

0

101,706

Carrickmacross

0

0

0

0

0

Castleblaney Town Commission

20,697

0

0

0

27,553

Clones Town Commission

0

30,982

0

0

0

Monaghan Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Offaly County Council

21,332

0

0

30,982

0

Birr Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Tullamore Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Roscommon County Council

162,019

75,422

76,565

74,788

114,022

Sligo County Council

152,115

175,351

226,394

420,664

362,637

Sligo Borough Council

0

0

0

0

56,376

South Dublin County Council

175,224

0

0

0

126,980

North Tipperary County Council

169,383

559,954

459,264

236,044

268,931

Nenagh Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Templemore Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Thurles Town Commission

0

0

0

0

57,138

South Tipperary County Council

247,218

250,138

188,683

0

118,721

Local Authority

1997Outturn€

1998Outturn€

1999Outturn€

2000Outturn€

2001Outturn€

Carrick-on-Suir Town Commission

0

12,697

25,395

70,724

32,886

Cashel Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Clonmel Borough Council

0

90,913

0

0

0

Tipperary Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Waterford City Council

130,656

65,772

37,203

79,867

88,120

Waterford County Council

25,469

61,074

9,650

76,184

70,724

Dungarvan Town Commission

3,936

38,092

0

36,441

72,121

Westmeath County Council

24,125

0

41,901

0

221,442

Athlone Town Commission

19,046

0

0

0

0

Wexford County Council

118,594

82,406

167,605

44,187

124,942

Enniscorthy Town Commission

0

0

0

12,697

53,329

New Ross Town Commission

66,915

55,361

0

0

0

Wexford Borough Council

0

0

0

0

0

Wicklow County Council

90,024

228,231

210,269

0

0

Arklow Town Commission

0

18,157

0

0

0

Bray Town Commission

0

0

67,804

0

0

Wicklow Town Commission

0

0

0

0

0

Information relating to activity under the improvement works scheme for each local authority is published in my Department's quarterly and annual bulletins of housing statistics, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library.
Detailed information on the average cost in each year of improving a dwelling under the scheme is not available in my Department, as local authorities have delegated authority to undertake works which do not exceed a prescribed value without the prior approval of my Department. The current limit is €63,500. It is not possible to derive an average annual unit cost from the number of dwellings improved in a particular year and the expenditure in that year because of changes in the level of work in progress in any year.

Paul McGrath

Question:

170 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the grant aid paid by his Department under the disabled persons grant scheme to each local authority in each of the past five years; the maximum grant application under the scheme for each of those years; and the rate of matching funds which had to be provided by local authorities in the same period. [5123/02]

The information requested in so far as it is available to my Department, is set out in the following tables:

Disabled Persons Grants Scheme

Amounts Recouped By Department.

1997€

1998€

1999€

2000€

2001€

Carlow

83,404

50,033

77,462

140,783

161,721

Cavan

192,193

144,972

173,031

365,988

738,171

Clare

108,599

94,011

210,534

328,541

976,209

Cork

546,686

431,702

744,472

1,005,029

2,003,823

Donegal

445,782

394,654

421,171

1,037,775

1,445,138

Dublin Fingal

239,178

172,432

346,975

412,034

842,945

Dublin South

153,852

503,197

694,305

1,146,725

1,521,295

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

105,026

179,095

142,727

386,887

650,456

Galway

91,833

223,572

512,701

983,883

1,056,779

Kerry

72,972

17,522

149,409

274,380

648,521

Kildare

148,031

164,775

103,222

575,238

770,731

Kilkenny

132,683

142,777

228,935

225,088

440,561

Laois

72,991

81,592

125,900

162,102

282,772

Leitrim

131,315

270,848

119,659

505,234

731,038

Limerick

204,359

120,414

180,569

278,228

394,255

Longford

112,128

162,410

221,435

472,790

548,024

Louth

61,818

146,337

127,854

308,441

443,507

Mayo

226,246

131,310

232,903

254,789

464,145

Meath

140,145

101,413

357,129

782,515

1,246,601

Monaghan

160,899

172,775

105,852

404,497

538,291

Offaly

80,974

143,212

107,387

161,917

288,267

Roscommon

64,675

96,244

173,247

352,408

436,525

Sligo

117,076

148,622

111,637

141,319

230,579

Tipperary N.R.

48,785

136,616

81,412

279,840

503,212

Tipperary S.R.

22,811

67,918

143,206

424,687

735,957

1997€

1998€

1999€

2000€

2001€

Waterford

74,944

99,892

95,602

254,621

287,215

Westmeath

120,921

76,693

49,027

104,859

74,042

Wexford

67,659

64,161

129,203

177,480

383,868

Wicklow

32,143

227,574

296,057

176,115

378,062

Cork City Council

475,094

269,071

323,400

227,471

693,158

Dublin City Council

1,070,492

1,001,874

2,977,984

4,641,041

4,402,313

Galway City Council

31,001

127,591

212,686

251,649

445,905

Limerick City Council

137,656

71,852

66,651

79,430

292,309

Sligo City Council

17,950

55,053

60,427

140,923

125,548

Waterford City Council

34,155

51,155

12,732

302,320

270,236

Total

5,826,476

6,343,369

10,116,903

17,767,027

25,452,179

Grants available from local authorities.

Where work commenced

Grant Amount

On or after 6 Dec. 2000.

90% of approved cost of works (generally confined to €20,316 maximum)

From 1 Dec. 1999 to 5 Dec. 2000.

90% of approved cost of works (generally confined to €17,776 maximum)

From 2 Dec. 1998 to 30 Nov. 1999.

75% of approved cost of works (generally confined to €15,237 maximum)

From 1 March 1993 to 1 Dec. 1998.

75% of approved cost of works (generally confined to €10,158 maximum)

From 1 Dec. 1985 to 28 Feb. 1993.

75% of approved cost of works (generally confined to €6,349 maximum)

In the case of a house let by a housing authority, the full approved cost of the works may be paid.
Disabled persons grants paid by local authorities.

1997€

1998€

1999€

2000€

2001-9mths€

Carlow

165,871

144,996

176,110

193,697

297,838

Cavan

339,955

344,143

305,562

607,266

1,138,614

Clare

195,100

292,681

370,188

496,017

1,362,407

Cork

898,579

1,030,157

1,367,531

2,261,329

2,067,922

Donegal

478,704

657,530

839,504

1,613,741

2,464,756

Dublin Fingal

303,481

301,642

477,686

489,155

741,508

Dublin South

339,067

437,272

662,794

1,373,170

2,432,911

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

259,932

254,424

275,486

691,623

965,025

Galway

279,879

457,245

936,870

1,408,208

1,779,963

Kerry

138,706

135,862

179,050

383,312

916,485

Kildare

158,264

313,795

565,162

892,355

762,751

Kilkenny

283,426

287,085

331,871

327,065

703,219

Laois

107,513

128,139

194,469

1,075,149

325,764

Leitrim

380,537

404,093

395,043

623,525

1,011,353

Limerick

356,084

255,544

379,248

399,908

517,324

Longford

289,645

284,953

441,013

699,731

1,124,550

Louth

185,481

173,455

212,836

360,098

611,319

Mayo

292,258

342,197

367,023

450,925

484,894

Meath

283,638

260,802

764,349

1,588,213

1,690,773

Monaghan

254,519

348,393

393,422

465,515

786,147

Offaly

223,079

143,666

169,806

290,908

473,999

Roscommon

151,905

237,527

321,405

592,052

845,313

Sligo

264,526

204,155

255,436

241,198

246,782

Tipperary N.R.

184,894

136,272

255,846

522,688

1,019,368

Tipperary S.R.

129,205

131,343

192,930

770,524

1,097,044

Waterford

157,693

157,067

165,457

352,194

232,682

Westmeath

190,264

161,248

97,216

227,514

540,000

Wexford

135,269

116,680

218,166

292,449

574,017

Wicklow

238,627

271,365

436,998

890,870

778,824

Cork City Council

969,933

653,521

297,576

486,851

925,348

Dublin City Council

1,671,738

3,528,398

3,128,936

5,518,678

3,822,985

Galway City Council

214,093

169,886

425,033

393,452

666,797

Limerick City Council

205,639

199,637

89,659

165,437

483,988

Sligo City Council

110,976

41,574

88,709

171,953

270,585

Waterford City Council

120,540

65,031

91,016

376,025

249,557

Total

10,959,019

13,071,780

15,869,407

27,692,796

34,412,813

The foregoing figures show the total grants paid, including the amounts recouped by my Department.
My Department will also publish shortly a policy statement on preventing and recycling waste. This will address in detail a range of practical considerations relevant to the achievement of recycling policy objectives and targets, and will outline a variety of measures to be undertaken in support of better national performance in this area.
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