Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2006
528 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding for RAPID areas will be made available to South Dublin County Council in 2006 to improve the overall standards of local authority housing in its RAPID areas; the amount of funding available; and the amount of departmental funding that will be coming from for this proposed work. [4285/06]
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My Department approved South Dublin County Council's proposals in July 2003 for the refurbishment of houses situated in RAPID areas. This approval allowed for the refurbishment of 100 houses at Cushlawn Park, 100 houses at Shancastle and Greenfort Estates and 113 houses at Moorefield Estate under my Department's remedial works scheme at a cost of over €11.5 million and it is understood that these works are now complete.
It is also understood that the county council is currently preparing proposals for a second phase of works to refurbish further houses in these estates and proposals are awaited from the council.
