Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
79. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the full costs of providing social housing via the rental accommodation scheme and long-term leasing broken down by council; if he will provide details of the average rents paid for one, two and three bedroom homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/13]
View answerIn 2012, under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative just over €20 million was recouped to local authorities. Under the Rental Accommodation Scheme in the same year just over €125 million was recouped. This is broken down by Council in the table below. To date the Social Housing Leasing Initiative has delivered 4,114 homes for social housing use. At the end of Quarter 1 2013 local authorities had transferred a total of 44,316 households from Rent Supplement (RS). Of these 26,129 were housed directly under RAS with the remaining 18,187 accommodated under other social housing options.
Under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative the current average monthly rent for a 1-bed privately owned housing unit is €540 per unit per month. For a 2-bed unit it is €578 per month and for a 3-bed unit €593, giving an overall average rent of €583 per unit per month.
The amount of rent paid to private landlords through RAS is a matter for individual authorities, having regard to the need to obtain value for money. However, from data included in local authority financial returns to my Department in 2011, the average monthly rent paid to a private landlord for 2011 was €563. For the same period the current average monthly rent for a 1-bed privately owned housing unit was €479 per unit per month. For a 2-bed unit it was €563 per month and for a 3-bed unit €646 per month.
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Local Authority |
Leasing Recouped in 2012 - € |
RAS Recouped in 2012 - € |
Overall - € |
|
ATHLONE TOWN COUNCIL |
269,088 |
269,088 |
|
|
ATHY TOWN COUNCIL |
104,368 |
104,368 |
|
|
BIRR TOWN COUNCIL |
62,473 |
62,473 |
|
|
BRAY TOWN COUNCIL |
94,942 |
94,942 |
|
|
BUNCRANA TOWN COUNCIL |
255,879 |
255,879 |
|
|
BUNDORAN TOWN COUNCIL |
4,777 |
4,777 |
|
|
CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
137,040 |
2,875,606 |
3,012,646 |
|
CARLOW TOWN COUNCIL |
79,484 |
79,484 |
|
|
CARRICK-ON-SUIR COUNCIL |
353,554 |
353,554 |
|
|
CASHEL TOWN COUNCIL |
11,985 |
232,432 |
244,417 |
|
CASTLEBAR TOWN COUNCIL |
136,054 |
136,054 |
|
|
CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
24,909 |
1,815,162 |
1,840,071 |
|
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
225,180 |
2,286,016 |
2,511,196 |
|
CLONMEL BOROUGH COUNCIL |
83,942 |
1,453,672 |
1,537,614 |
|
CORK CITY COUNCIL |
809,524 |
5,368,399 |
6,177,923 |
|
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,142,602 |
6,654,151 |
8,796,753 |
|
DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
510,375 |
2,047,163 |
2,557,538 |
|
DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCIL |
163,713 |
163,713 |
|
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL |
3,279,535 |
16,833,718 |
20,113,253 |
|
DUN LAOGHAIRE/RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL |
684,636 |
5,174,389 |
5,859,025 |
|
DUNDALK TOWN COUNCIL |
1,210,358 |
1,210,358 |
|
|
ENNIS TOWN COUNCIL |
97,540 |
97,540 |
|
|
ENNISCORTHY TOWN COUNCIL |
23,031 |
23,031 |
|
|
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
1,999,292 |
8,261,414 |
10,260,706 |
|
GALWAY CITY COUNCIL |
978,508 |
4,415,560 |
5,394,068 |
|
GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL |
58,617 |
2,527,919 |
2,586,536 |
|
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL |
38,839 |
4,767,187 |
4,806,026 |
|
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
566,470 |
4,756,217 |
5,322,687 |
|
KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL |
235,067 |
2,991,551 |
3,226,618 |
|
LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL |
550,694 |
1,114,935 |
1,665,629 |
|
LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,183 |
435,586 |
437,769 |
|
LETTERKENNY TOWN COUNCIL |
169,796 |
169,796 |
|
|
LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL |
3,905,608 |
3,905,608 |
|
|
LIMERICK COUNTY COUNCIL |
92,368 |
2,058,890 |
2,151,258 |
|
LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
116,234 |
1,441,226 |
1,557,460 |
|
LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL |
105,308 |
1,347,881 |
1,453,189 |
|
MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL |
193,681 |
4,101,799 |
4,295,480 |
|
MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
458,617 |
1,664,806 |
2,123,423 |
|
MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,262 |
1,222,347 |
1,224,609 |
|
NENAGH TOWN COUNCIL |
95,187 |
95,187 |
|
|
NORTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL |
111,269 |
2,079,673 |
2,190,942 |
|
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL |
312,073 |
1,135,938 |
1,448,011 |
|
ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL |
34,915 |
1,916,963 |
1,951,878 |
|
SLIGO BOROUGH COUNCIL |
73,873 |
2,233,549 |
2,307,422 |
|
SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL |
115,615 |
115,615 |
|
|
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,183,792 |
13,375,087 |
15,558,878 |
|
SOUTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL |
91,814 |
1,320,445 |
1,412,260 |
|
TEMPLEMORE TOWN COUNCIL |
228,279 |
228,279 |
|
|
THURLES TOWN COUNCIL |
68,995 |
68,995 |
|
|
TIPPERARY TOWN COUNCIL |
3,863 |
356,087 |
359,950 |
|
WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL |
261,783 |
2,437,118 |
2,698,901 |
|
WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
317,978 |
1,482,836 |
1,800,814 |
|
WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
511,934 |
1,793,833 |
2,305,767 |
|
WESTPORT TOWN COUNCIL |
30,336 |
30,336 |
|
|
WEXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
26,763 |
26,763 |
|
|
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
287,684 |
3,124,686 |
3,412,370 |
|
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
4,066,565 |
4,066,565 |
|
|
Overall |
20,735,524 |
125,429,966 |
146,165,490 |
