Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 November 2013
440. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing funding to local authorities that would allow for the conversion in council homes away from solid fuel fireplaces towards the installation of more heat efficient stoves (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49004/13]
View answerUnder section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, the management and maintenance of the local authority housing stock, including the compilation and implementation of ongoing maintenance programmes and the carrying out of responsive repairs and alterations to rented properties, is a matter for individual authorities. In addition to revenue funding, local authorities may also use available internal capital receipts to fund improvement works to houses, including the replacement of open fires with stand-alone stoves for space heating where appropriate.
