With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 44 together.
I assume that Deputy Molloy's question is intended to refer to the 1975 capital allocation for the local authority housing construction programmes. As regards the capital allocation for house purchase loans and supplementary grants, initial allocations were made to each local authority on 21st February, 1975, in respect of the six-month period ending on 30th June, 1975. A supplementary allocation will be made in respect of the six-month period to 31st December, 1975, later in the year.
As the reply to the remainder of the questions is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Housing Authority
|
Local authority housing
|
House-purchase loans and supplementary grants
|
Amount of capital requested by housing authority for 1975
|
Amount of capital allocated up to 18th April 1975
|
Amount of capital drawn to date
|
Amount of capital requested
|
Amount of initial capital allocations
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
|
£
|
£
|
£
|
£
|
£
|
County Councils:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carlow
|
685,598
|
520,000
|
120,300
|
650,350
|
240,000
|
Cavan
|
567,600
|
350,000
|
169,000
|
567,506
|
264,000
|
Clare
|
1,246,000
|
565,000
|
25,500
|
1,490,500
|
750,000
|
Cork North
|
700,000
|
480,000
|
35,500
|
|
|
Cork South
|
2,335,000
|
1,330,000
|
104,000
|
6,500,000
|
2,160,000
|
Cork West
|
518,133
|
340,000
|
2,000
|
|
|
Donegal
|
2,111,800
|
1,476,000
|
215,400
|
851,500
|
426,000
|
Dublin
|
9,313,750
|
8,500,000
|
3,507,400
|
15,000,000
|
7,500,000
|
Galway
|
938,000
|
440,000
|
106,000
|
1,000,000
|
450,000
|
Kerry
|
1,430,000
|
1,000,000
|
256,470
|
2,781,660
|
540,000
|
Kildare
|
2,428,970
|
1,800,000
|
684,100
|
1,550,000
|
660,000
|
Kilkenny
|
715,114
|
535,000
|
223,250
|
1,222,300
|
500,000
|
Laois
|
974,852
|
620,000
|
187,500
|
700,400
|
276,000
|
Leitrim
|
455,000
|
250,000
|
50,000
|
354,500
|
180,000
|
Limerick
|
800,000
|
705,000
|
30,100
|
2,311,000
|
960,000
|
Longford
|
850,000
|
335,000
|
80,000
|
692,000
|
240,000
|
Louth
|
562,613
|
300,000
|
38,000
|
745,000
|
360,000
|
Mayo
|
878,323
|
320,000
|
229,000
|
1,600,000
|
412,000
|
Meath
|
1,594,900
|
1,100,000
|
350,000
|
1,981,000
|
1,000,000
|
Monaghan
|
372,500
|
200,000
|
17,500
|
724,000
|
368,000
|
Offaly
|
801,000
|
515,000
|
204,800
|
740,000
|
330,000
|
Roscommon
|
556,500
|
290,000
|
100,000
|
737,000
|
225,000
|
Sligo
|
507,500
|
200,000
|
35,000
|
495,000
|
180,000
|
Tipperary N.R.
|
918,143
|
600,000
|
—
|
836,595
|
300,000
|
Tipperary S.R.
|
1,348,500
|
700,000
|
237,700
|
1,300,000
|
474,000
|
Waterford
|
604,000
|
350,000
|
31,800
|
1,114,000
|
474,000
|
Westmeath
|
1,072,188
|
440,000
|
100,000
|
1,269,000
|
540,000
|
Wexford
|
962,150
|
885,000
|
546,119
|
1,150,000
|
480,000
|
Wicklow
|
1,425,359
|
900,000
|
537,700
|
1,280,000
|
540,000
|
County Borough Councils:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cork
|
2,178,500
|
1,580,000
|
300,000
|
1,350,000
|
653,000
|
Dublin
|
13,423,900
|
11,500,000
|
2,500,000
|
3,500,000
|
1,680,000
|
Limerick
|
1,648,635
|
1,250,000
|
490,000
|
600,000
|
240,000
|
Waterford
|
849,400
|
825,000
|
667,700
|
658,000
|
240,000
|
Urban District Councils:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arklow
|
169,000
|
90,000
|
11,000
|
—
|
—
|
Athlone
|
157,100
|
90,000
|
12,000
|
82,000
|
55,000
|
Athy
|
295,800
|
148,000
|
101,000
|
—
|
—
|
Ballina
|
155,700
|
90,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Ballinasloe
|
73,000
|
85,000
|
8,575
|
—
|
—
|
Birr
|
190,965
|
160,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Bray
|
291,700
|
70,000
|
3,000
|
249,700
|
120,000
|
Buncrana
|
118,700
|
106,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Bundoran
|
39,000
|
40,000
|
21,000
|
—
|
—
|
Carlow
|
137,000
|
115,000
|
6,200
|
—
|
—
|
Carrickmacross
|
138,600
|
70,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Carrick-on-Suir
|
457,188
|
200,000
|
46,900
|
—
|
—
|
Cashel
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Castlebar
|
23,000
|
23,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Castleblayney
|
62,400
|
60,000
|
45,400
|
—
|
—
|
Cavan
|
80,000
|
64,000
|
49,000
|
—
|
—
|
Ceannannus Mór
|
212,100
|
135,000
|
50,000
|
—
|
—
|
Clonakilty
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Clones
|
18,100
|
18,000
|
21,100
|
—
|
—
|
Clonmel
|
730,000
|
570,000
|
125,000
|
291,000
|
60,000
|
Cobh
|
475,300
|
120,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Drogheda
|
562,200
|
560,000
|
275,000
|
625,000
|
210,000
|
Dundalk
|
1,241,300
|
1,100,000
|
728,000
|
760,000
|
240,000
|
Dungarvan
|
393,816
|
320,000
|
100,000
|
—
|
—
|
Dunlaoire
|
1,648,635
|
1,500,000
|
925,000
|
80,000
|
30,000
|
Ennis
|
342,233
|
308,000
|
78,000
|
—
|
—
|
Enniscorthy
|
264,000
|
137,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Fermoy
|
150,000
|
150,000
|
40,000
|
—
|
—
|
Galway
|
919,000
|
660,000
|
125,000
|
300,000
|
60,000
|
Kilkenny
|
313,136
|
170,000
|
5,000
|
209,000
|
60,000
|
Killarney
|
219,900
|
116,000
|
32,500
|
—
|
—
|
Kilrush
|
110,000
|
85,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Kinsale
|
105,000
|
30,000
|
6,900
|
—
|
—
|
Letterkenny
|
192,000
|
135,000
|
54,000
|
—
|
—
|
Listowel
|
55,000
|
40,000
|
15,000
|
—
|
—
|
Longford
|
16,126
|
(adequate credit balance available)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Macroom
|
97,700
|
86,000
|
23,100
|
—
|
—
|
Mallow
|
207,000
|
202,000
|
70,500
|
—
|
—
|
Midleton
|
201,500
|
90,000
|
28,500
|
—
|
—
|
Monaghan
|
664,000
|
600,000
|
350,000
|
—
|
—
|
Naas
|
125,000
|
135,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Navan
|
31,000
|
50,000
|
8,600
|
—
|
—
|
Nenagh
|
128,500
|
100,000
|
12,000
|
—
|
—
|
New Ross
|
372,813
|
260,000
|
121,600
|
—
|
—
|
Skibbereen
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Sligo
|
648,300
|
570,000
|
242,000
|
275,235
|
93,000
|
Templemore
|
131,000
|
80,000
|
40,000
|
—
|
—
|
Thurles
|
255,000
|
220,000
|
50,000
|
—
|
—
|
Tipperary
|
473,000
|
425,000
|
30,000
|
—
|
—
|
Tralee
|
523,300
|
375,000
|
120,000
|
—
|
—
|
Trim
|
107,500
|
100,000
|
70,000
|
—
|
—
|
Tullamore
|
301,390
|
280,000
|
48,900
|
—
|
—
|
Westport
|
110,000
|
60,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Wexford
|
463,000
|
365,000
|
245,000
|
80,000
|
30,000
|
Wicklow
|
273,000
|
124,000
|
10,000
|
—
|
—
|
Youghal
|
157,500
|
32,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
NOTES:
(1) The figures in columns (2), (3) and (4) include capital for schemes being undertaken by the National Building Agency Ltd on behalf of local authorities.
(2) The figures in column (4) are issues from the Local Loans Fund for local authority housing in the period from 1st January, 1975 to 18th April, 1975.
(3) The Government announced on 21st February, 1975, that steps were being taken to provide an extra £7 million for local authority housing in 1975. The amounts shown in the schedule should be regarded as provisional amounts pending the examination of requests for additional funds made by housing authorities.
A decision on the final capital allocations for 1975 will not be made until later in the year.
(4) The house purchase loans scheme for the urban areas with a "nil" capital allocation is administered by the appropriate County Council.