Local Authority Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Questions (873)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

873. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding a local authority (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive under the energy efficiency programme for local authority homes in 2013 in view of the fact that €10 million is being invested; the amount he believes the same local authority will receive in 2014 under a €25 million investment and the amount in 2015 in view of a €15 million investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37078/13]

Written answers

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

In March 2013 Wicklow County Council received an allocation of €310,532 in respect of the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for 2013. Under this measure grants of up to €3,500 per dwelling are available for a suite of energy retrofitting works aimed at improving the energy efficiency and overall standard of local authority homes.

Following the approval on 5 June of the €50 million insulation measure for 25,000 local authority houses, under the Government’s additional €150 million capital investment in the economy over 2013- 14, the Council was notified of a further allocation of €310,532 to meet the cost of providing wall and attic/roof insulation in older properties.

Later this year my Department will be requesting local authorities to submit details of their proposed insulation retrofitting work programmes for 2014. Allocations next year will reflect the progress made in implementing the 2013 programme, the scope and extent of the proposed programmes for 2014 and the level of demand across all local authorities for the available funding.