Skip to main content
Normal View

Social and Affordable Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 April 2010

Thursday, 1 April 2010

Questions (173, 174, 175, 176)

Richard Bruton

Question:

173 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses provided in each year from 2003 to 2009; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as Part V, are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution in respect of social housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14441/10]

View answer

Richard Bruton

Question:

174 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided in each year from 2003 to 2009; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as Part V, that are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution in respect of affordable housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/10]

View answer

Richard Bruton

Question:

175 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons assisted to meet their housing needs in each year from 2003 to 2009, excluding social and affordable housing; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as shared ownership, that are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution for housing schemes, excluding social and affordable housing, for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14443/10]

View answer

Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together.

Information in relation to the numbers of households whose needs have been met in the period 2003-2008 through the broad range of housing supports available can be found in the Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins which are available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Data for 2009 are currently being compiled, and will be made available on the Department's website once finalised.

The detail sought in relation to the Exchequer contribution towards the range of housing programmes is set out in the following tables. Figures for 2010 are drawn from the Revised Estimates Volume for 2010 while figures for the years 2003-2009 are final outturn figures.

Exchequer Provision (Capital)

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Estimate 2010

Total

B.1 Capital — Social Provision & Support

B.1.1 LA Housing

602,150,000

620,240,000

751,650,000

858,694,000

941,273,000

979,728,785

690,536,343

366,500,000

5,810,772,128

B.1.2 CAS

95,864,000

86,555,000

80,661,000

99,361,000

113,766,000

156,290,000

158,512,741

145,000,000

936,009,741

B.1.3 Traveller Accom.

28,950,000

35,692,000

37,000,000

35,555,000

35,000,000

35,000,000

19,601,979

35,000,000

261,798,979

B.1.4 Childcare Facilities

470,000

455,000

428,000

300,000

670,000

750,000

539,712

500,000

4,112,712

B.1.14 Communal Facilities

2,063,000

2,524,000

2,524,000

2,624,000

1,922,000

2,998,391

4,452,816

3,500,000

22,608,207

B.2 Capital — Local Authority Estate Regeneration & Remedial Works

B.2.1 Regeneration

162,945,000

173,095,000

209,549,000

164,445,000

315,398,000

217,384,195

200,877,032

195,000,000

1,638,693,227

B.2.2 Retrofitting

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45,000,000

45,000,000

B.3 Capital — Private Housing Adaptation — Grants and other Supports

B.3.1 Housing Grants

93,176,000

60,333,000

39,509,000

40,999,000

48,210,000

81,261,787

75,864,366

80,000,000

519,353,153

B.3.2 Site Subsidies

27,890,000

17,797,000

12,688,000

36,076,000

35,217,000

38,492,685

6,938,473

6,000,000

181,099,158

B.3.3 Mortgage Allowances

1,721,000

2,265,000

2,600,000

3,127,000

3,333,000

3,159,464

3,175,805

3,500,000

22,881,269

Totals

1,015,229,000

998,956,000

1,136,609,000

1,241,181,000

1,494,789,000

1,515,065,307

1,160,499,267

880,000,000

9,442,328,574

Richard Bruton

Question:

176 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons that were on waiting lists for social housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14444/10]

View answer

The number of households on a local authority's waiting list continually fluctuates as households on the list are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. My Department does not hold information in relation to the numbers currently on waiting lists in local authorities.

A statutory assessment of housing need is carried out every three years by all housing authorities in accordance with the terms of the Housing Act 1988. The last assessment took place in 2008 and indicated that there were 56,249 households in need of social housing support, an increase of some 30% on the corresponding figure in 2005. Further information regarding the assessment, including a breakdown of housing need figures by housing authority, is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Top
Share