Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 18 Oct 1978

Vol. 308 No. 4

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

492.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of money allocated to each local authority by his Department (a) for work in progress on local authority houses; (b) for new local authority houses started in the second half of 1978 and not included in the first allocation this year; (c) the total amounts requested by each local authority this year; and the total amounts granted in each case for the entire year.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

Following is the information:

Capital allocations for local authority housing construction programme 1978.

	Amounts requested	Amount allocated 30th March 1978
Housing Authority	Commitments	New Work	Commitments	New Work	Additional allocations Sept. 1978	Total authorised expenditure 1978 to date
	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000
COUNTY COUNCILS
Carlow	495	87	430	50	50	530
Cavan	653	343	522	120	—	642
Clare	480	477	460	250	—	710
Cork (North)	537	455	437	100	80	617
Cork (South)	1,896	333	1,120	125	200	1,445
Cork (West)	95	268	85	115	—	200
Donegal	2,163	840	1,710	400	—	2,110
Dublin (see Note 1)					—	10,300
Galway	1,621	780	1,330	200	150	1,680
Kerry	1,328	1,017	1,200	470	250	1,920
Kildare	1,830	899	1,350	250	—	1,600
Kilkenny	992	548	930	50	200	1,180
Laois	987	407	855	120	50	1,025
Leitrim	727	307	665	100	—	765
Limerick	1,329	602	1,100	150	200	1,450
Longford	849	320	760	140	200	1,100
Louth	747	260	641	150	—	791
Mayo	2,033	965	1,710	290	100	2,100
Meath	1,282	992	1,073	300	200	1,573
Monaghan	889	300	731	125	30	886
Offaly	1,172	368	1,045	100	—	1,145
Roscommon	402	560	332	200	200	732
Sligo	408	195	361	60	50	471
Tipperary (NR)	717	415	640	100	100	840
Tipperary (SR)	629	570	400	150	55	605
Waterford	398	478	366	170	100	636
Westmeath	621	248	570	110	50	730
Wexford	2,195	174	1,805	100	—	1,905
Wicklow	1,126	557	950	150	—	1,100
COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCILS
Cork	2,989	920	2,700	500	—	3,200
Dublin (see Note 1)					—	28,500
Limerick	1,577	1,405	1,425	200	80	1,705
Waterford	201	930	180	400	—	580
URBAN DISTRICT AND
BOROUGH COUNCILS
Arklow	115	400	95	150	—	245
Athlone	46	220	24	50	—	74
Athy	348	—	280	—	—	280
Ballina	600	25	525	—	—	525
Ballinsaloe	529	1	465	—	—	465
Birr	28	180	22	50	—	72
Bray	499	60	430	—	195	625
Buncrana	184	—	142	—	—	142
Bundoran	3	—	3	—	—	3
Carlow	588	300	541	—	40	581
Carrickmacross	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carrick-on-Suir	423	200	335	—	100	435
Cashel	—	—	—	—	—	—
Castlebar	38	250	35	—	50	85
Castleblayney	80	—	71	—	—	71
Cavan	523	—	400	—	—	400
Ceanannus Mór	45	60	45	—	15	60
Clonakilty	—	—	—	—	—	—
Clones	4	130	4	—	—	4
Clonmel	527	420	470	—	70	540
Cobh	92	—	85	—	—	85
Drogheda	1,036	720	855	300	—	1,155
Dundalk	550	350	475	200	—	675
Dungarvan	352	—	300	—	—	300
Dun Laoghaire	2,280	473	2,000	—	—	2,000
Ennis	512	—	490	—	—	490
Enniscorthy	266	—	240	—	—	240
Fermoy	20	50	19	—	1	20
Galway	620	550	580	250	—	830
Kilkenny	222	63	200	—	10	210
Killarney	69	266	65	100	—	165
Kilrush	182	—	175	—	—	175
Kinsale	90	—	76	—	—	76
Letterkenny	106	204	95	150	—	245
Listowel	185	—	166	—	—	166
Longford	—	25	—	—	25	25
Macroom	179	20	150	—	—	150
Mallow	517	—	310	—	—	310
Midleton	46	—	45	—	—	45
Monaghan	112	—	104	—	—	104
Naas	102	450	95	—	—	95
Navan	2	—	2	—	—	2
Nenagh	207	150	185	—	20	205
New Ross	184	—	170	—	—	170
Skibbereen	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sligo	311	835	285	—	130	415
Templemore	—	123	—	—	—	—
Thurles	174	—	157	—	40	197
Tipperary	64	390	65	—	—	65
Tralee	981	30	855	—	—	855
Trim	28	42	3	—	—	3
Tullamore	226	250	190	—	—	190
Westport	309	—	240	—	—	240
Wexford	662	372	620	200	—	820
Wicklow	35	—	33	—	—	33
Youghal	138	160	130	—	—	130

Notes

1. Dublin Corporation and Dublin County Council sought £34,786,000 and £16,809,000 respectively for expenditure in 1978 on commitments and for new works to start in the year. The overall allocations notified to cover both commitments and new works were as follows: Dublin Corporation £28,500,000; Dublin County Council £10,300,000.

2. Allocations notified for commitments include provision for (a) debit balances on the local authority housing capital account at 31 December 1977, (b) expenditure in 1978 on completed schemes, (c) dwellings in progress at 31 December 1977, and (d) expenditure in 1978 on schemes contractually committed in 1977 but not started until 1978.

3. The additional allocations notified to authorities in September 1978 were made for commitments and also for new work in the second half of the year.

4. The Public Capital Programme provision for local authority housing in 1978 is £80.77 million. In addition housing authorities are authorised to spend 10 per cent of their Local Loans Fund allocations by way of working overdraft.

5. The total authorised expenditure levels of some authorities may vary to some extent during the year on account of savings and the redistribution amongst other authorities of such savings.

6. Figures in the table have been rounded to nearest £1,000.