Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 December 2014
432. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's policy regarding the removal of open fire back boilers in local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/14]
View answer444. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is discretion given to allow a back boiler being installed in a local authority house which will heat radiators in view of the fact that the applicant has an adult dependent with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47219/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos 432 and 444 together.
The management and maintenance of the social housing stock, including the compilation and funding of on-going maintenance programmes and improvements including central heating systems, and minor adaptation works, is a matter for individual local authorities.
In the case of local authority owned properties, funding is allocated each year in respect of a range of measures to improve the standard and overall quality of their social housing stock, including the regeneration of large social housing estates and flat complexes, estate-wide remedial works schemes and a range of retrofitting works aimed at improving the fabric and energy efficiency of the properties. My Department also provides funding to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. €8m was allocated for such purposes this year.
