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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004

Wednesday, 29 September 2004

Questions (998, 999)

Gay Mitchell

Question:

1180 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be made available to Dublin City Council to complete the programme of installing central heating in tenancy houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21295/04]

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Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

1242 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the allocation of funds by his Department for the installation of central heating by local authorities, including the amount allocated to each local authority. [22271/04]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1180 and 1242 together.

Applications have been received from some 70 local authorities under my Department's 2004 central heating programme for local authority rented dwellings. The following applications by authorities for funding under the scheme have been approved to date:

Local Authority

Allocation €

City Councils

Cork

500,000

Dublin

500,000

Galway

280,000

Waterford

500,000

Borough Councils

Drogheda

112,000

Kilkenny

200,000

Wexford

150,000

County Councils

Carlow

100,000

Cavan

200,000

Clare

200,000

Cork (North)

150,000

Cork (South)

200,000

Donegal

200,000

Dún Laoghaire — Rathdown

300,000

Fingal

300,000

Galway

200,000

Kerry

200,000

Kilkenny

200,000

Laois

200,000

Leitrim

150,000

Limerick

120.000

Longford

200,000

Meath

200,000

Monaghan

200,000

North Tipperary

120,000

Offaly

200,000

Roscommon

200,000

Sligo

200,000

South Tipperary

200,000

Waterford

200,000

Westmeath

200,000

Wexford

200,000

Wicklow

200,000

Town Councils

Arklow

50,000

Ballina

120,000

Ballinasloe

100,000

Birr

100,000

Decisions will issue in respect of the remaining applications as soon as possible.

The above table includes an allocation of €500,000 made to Dublin City Council to assist its ongoing programme of installing central heating in tenancy houses.

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