Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 July 2012
431 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided by his Department in 2012 for the Traveller accommodation programme; if he will provide a breakdown of the amounts provided to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35486/12]
View answer465 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the planned announcement will take place in relation to the €251.5 million in funding for local authorities for housing capital allocations announced on 20 March 2012, in particular the allocation amount for Traveller specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 465 together.
The Social Housing Investment Programme capital allocations announced on 20 March 2012 related to a range of measures including social housing supply, regeneration, estate-wide remedial works, energy efficiency and retrofitting works, Traveller-specific accommodation, extensions/adaptations to housing stock, etc.
Some €5.670 million was allocated for capital works relating to the provision or improvement of Traveller-specific accommodation. In addition, some €3.948 million in current funding was allocated towards a range of Traveller support initiatives.
Details of these allocations are set out in the following table:
|
County Council |
Capital Allocation |
Current Allocation |
|
Carlow |
— |
64,360 |
|
Cavan |
— |
34,533 |
|
Clare |
300,000 |
168,756 |
|
Cork County |
300,000 |
88,262 |
|
Donegal |
300,000 |
67,200 |
|
South Dublin |
250,000 |
217,009 |
|
Fingal |
150,000 |
149,404 |
|
Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown |
313,150 |
111,138 |
|
Galway |
500,000 |
224,129 |
|
Kerry |
23,249 |
88,699 |
|
Kildare |
30,000 |
110,448 |
|
Kilkenny |
60,000 |
89,596 |
|
Laois |
530,000 |
45,652 |
|
Leitrim |
— |
42,805 |
|
Limerick |
134,400 |
122,840 |
|
Longford |
— |
52,134 |
|
Louth |
150,000 |
172,680 |
|
Mayo |
136,850 |
129,317 |
|
Meath |
78,133 |
151,964 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
73,529 |
|
North Tipperary |
139,508 |
105,633 |
|
Offaly |
— |
94,597 |
|
Roscommon |
373,587 |
38,055 |
|
Sligo |
18,090 |
111,162 |
|
South Tipperary |
27,641 |
57,133 |
|
Waterford |
— |
49,251 |
|
Westmeath |
46,452 |
41,395 |
|
Wexford |
285,000 |
124,307 |
|
Wicklow |
550,000 |
63,893 |
|
City Council |
||
|
Cork |
62,000 |
298,963 |
|
Dublin |
50,000 |
370,547 |
|
Galway |
360,000 |
172,464 |
|
Limerick |
250,000 |
147,827 |
|
Waterford |
252,240 |
69,219 |
|
Total |
5,670,300 |
3,948,901 |
