asked the Minister for the Environment when money will be made available to Mallow Urban District Council to finance the third phase of the development of the new houses at Kennill Hill, Mallow, County Cork, and if he is aware of the extreme need for additional housing in the town.
Written Answers. - Mallow Housing Development.
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A total of £245,000 Local Loans Fund was made available in 1983 towards the cost of the third phase of this scheme. Further financial provision will be made to meet the ongoing cost in 1984 when the capital allocation for local authority housing (existing commitments) issues in the next month or so.
As regards the final part of the question, the practice is that all local authorities will shortly be requested by my Department to supply details of their current housing needs and the needs of individual authorities, as indicated in these returns, will be taken into account by my Department in considering proposals from these authorities for new housing schemes.