Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Questions (533)

John McGuinness

Question:

533. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork for each year since the commencement of the project; if his Department obtains a comprehensive financial report each year from the organisation; if the assets are listed in the name of his Department or the orgainsation; if the funding granted by his Department is allocated thereafter on the basis of set guidelines; if his Department is satisfied that these guidelines are being observed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

I refer to the reply to Question No. 439 of 17 June, 2014 which sets out the position on this matter.

Funding for the provision of 10 units of accommodation by the approved housing body, Right of Place Building Project Ltd, was provided under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). In accordance with the terms and conditions of the CAS, responsibility for the administration of the scheme, including the assessment and appraisal of projects, ensuring compliance with public procurement and statutory planning and the payments of grants on foot of work done, rests with the local authority. Details of the amounts recouped to Cork City Council in respect of the project are set out in the following table.

Year	Amount Recouped
2001	€367,820
2002	€301,620
2003	€594,512
2006	€121,495
2012	€72,919
TOTAL	€1,458,366

The detailed guidelines pertaining to the provision of funding to AHB's under the CAS is set out in my Department's Memorandum VHU2/02, which may be accessed on my Department's website http://www.environ.ie/en/Publication s/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/ Capital Funding Schemes for the Provision of Rental Accommodation by Approved Housing Bodies (pdf, 339 kb). Under the terms of the scheme the AHB's are the de facto owner of the properties and are required to make them available for social renting for the duration of the mortgage.