I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 389 together.
The following applications from local authorities have been approved for funding under my Department's central heating programme for 2004:
|
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 Dublin
|
250,000
|
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
|
Bray
|
300,000
|
Buncrana
|
70,000
|
Bundoran
|
140,000
|
Carlow
|
230,000
|
Carrickmacross
|
50,000
|
Cashel
|
200,000
|
Castlebar
|
240,000
|
Castleblayney
|
70,000
|
Cavan
|
140,000
|
Clones
|
70,000
|
Dundalk
|
300,000
|
Dungarvan
|
260,000
|
Ennis
|
150,000
|
Fermoy
|
30,000
|
Kells
|
140,000
|
Kilkee
|
10,000
|
Kilrush
|
120,000
|
Letterkenny
|
200,000
|
Listowel
|
120,000
|
Longford
|
300,000
|
Mallow
|
100,000
|
Nenagh
|
170,000
|
New Ross
|
120,000
|
Skibbereen
|
100,000
|
Thurles
|
138,000
|
Tipperary
|
100,000
|
Tralee
|
150,000
|
Trim
|
60,000
|
Tullamore
|
70,000
|
Westport
|
100,000
|
Wicklow
|
100,000
|
An application for funding has been received from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and as indicated above, an allocation of €300,000 has been made this year towards their ongoing programme to provide central heating for an estimated 2,000 rented dwellings over the period 2004-08.