Housing for People with Disabilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Questions (551)

Jerry Buttimer

Question:

551. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the €46 million in funding recently announced for a range of housing projects which will provide a total of 416 units of accommodation for persons with special housing needs including the elderly, persons with an intellectual or physical disability and homeless persons, when will the amount of funding allocated to each local authority be known; the projects in Cork City and County that will be funded as part of these initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/14]

Written answers

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

On 21 May 2014, I announced details of the specific projects to be funded in each local authority area under the €46 million investment which will support the delivery, by Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's), of some 416 units of accommodation under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) work programme for 2014-2015.

Details in relation to the projects to be advanced in Cork City and County are set out in the following table.

Cork City and County

Local Authority	Name of AHB	Proposed Project	No of Units	Category of Tenant	Estimated Cost €
Cork City Council	Good Shepherd Services	Grattan Street, Cork	15	Mother and Child Refuge	2,225,000
	Cork Simon Community	St. Joachim and Anne's, Anglesea St., Cork	12	Homeless	1,085,000
Cork County Council	Cluid Housing Association	Freemount, Co. Cork.	1	Persons with Disability	172,150
	Charleville Care Project Ltd	Church View, Love Lane, Charleville	2	Elderly	194,760
	Bandon Geriatric and Community Council	Avenue House, Bandon	8	Elderly	744,000
TOTAL	-	-	38	-	€4,420,910