Housing Grants

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Questions (821)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

830 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 14 March 2012, the percentage of the money approved by him to Kildare County Council for his housing adaptation and other housing grant purposes was drawn down in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18210/12]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan)

Details of the initial Exchequer allocations and the final allocations provided to Kildare County Council under the grant schemes for 2009, 2010 and 2011, together with details of the amounts recouped to the Council, are set out in the following table:

Year	Initial Allocation	Final Allocation	Amount Recouped
2009	€1,470,667	€2,018,693	€2,018,693
2010	€3,000,000	€3,892,484	€3,892,484
2011	€2,850,836	€2,852,228	€2,852,228