asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of money which he has made available to Dublin Corporation in 1989 for bathroom extensions; the number of tenancy houses for which Dublin Corporation can provide bathrooms with this allocation; if he has received a request for additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Dublin Corporation Funding.
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The management, maintenance and improvement of their dwellings is the responsibility of local authorities. For this purpose they retain 100 per cent of their rental income as well as 40 per cent of the proceeds of sales of their dwellings. The improvement works scheme operated by the Department provides assistance to authorities by funding the type of work mentioned by the Deputy, by way of unsubsidised loans or the use of the authorities' internal capital receipts. The corporation's proposals for 1989 under the scheme were received this week in the Department and are being examined in the light of the funds available and the demands of authorities. A decision will be conveyed to the local authority as soon as possible.
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asked the Minister for the Environment if St. Joseph's Mansions, Dublin 1, where there are no bathrooms, was originally recommended to his Department by Dublin Corporation as a priority for refurbishment and scheduled for work to commence in 1989; and the present position in this regard.
The corporation's allocation under the remedial works scheme for 1989 has almost doubled to £4.4 million, compared with last year and is for the refurbishment of six estates determined on the basis of the priority rating attached to them by the local authority. The demands for finance under the scheme are such that it is not possible at present to fund other proposals, including St. Joseph's Mansions, which had received a lower priority rating by the local authority.