Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 January 2015
214. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason his Department has not yet informed local authorities of the social housing budget for 2015; and the allocations for each local authority, in tabular form, comparing the 2015 allocation to that provided by his Department in 2010, 2011 and 2013. [2960/15]
View answerSocial housing is a key priority for Government, as evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for social housing in Budget 2015 and the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020 in November 2014, which sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of households on the housing list.
The target to provide 35,000 new social housing units announced in the Strategy will be delivered in two phases. Phase 1 targets the delivery of 18,000 additional housing units by the end of 2017 and phase 2, spanning the years 2018 to 2020, targets the delivery of 17,000 units. The actions contained in the Strategy include the agreement by Q1 2015 of targets with local authorities for the delivery of social housing in 2015 and to initiate work on targets for subsequent years. The groups involved in overseeing the work on setting targets, namely the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce and the Social Housing Strategy Project Board, have met and commenced the process on setting targets with each local authority. The allocation of funding to local authorities, in the context of the increased funding now available, will be based on the targets that are set and the plans of individual authorities to deliver on those targets.
The main areas of social housing capital investment are the local authorities’ own social housing construction and acquisitions programme and the Capital Assistance Scheme, through which funding is provided to approved housing bodies via the local authorities. Expenditure under these programmes broken down by local authority for the years in question was as follows:
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition Programme
|
Local Authority |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Carlow County Council |
€4,220,000 |
€1,069,097 |
€1,900,711 |
€1,046,542 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€3,694,879 |
€1,116,877 |
€1,360,702 |
€1,947,374 |
|
Clare County Council |
€5,620,420 |
€1,420,897 |
€979,207 |
€1,404,067 |
|
Cork County Council |
€42,822,737 |
€6,585,702 |
€8,389,441 |
€3,808,461 |
|
Cork City Council |
€22,257,380 |
€1,546,225 |
€1,871,352 |
€1,051,597 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€12,490,305 |
€5,744,975 |
€1,902,596 |
€1,453,503 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€53,384,302 |
€20,929,685 |
€9,861,345 |
€17,910,771 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council |
€19,716,708 |
€4,611,178 |
€12,673,635 |
€3,253,979 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€6,434,304 |
€8,355,797 |
€4,808,767 |
€6,110,592 |
|
Galway City Council |
€6,614,733 |
€1,593,731 |
€2,587,123 |
€835,238 |
|
Galway County Council |
€6,972,073 |
€4,035,823 |
€1,939,128 |
€2,853,496 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€9,700,950 |
€2,396,769 |
€1,304,258 |
€1,356,402 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€15,795,789 |
€2,901,449 |
€4,114,913 |
€3,801,389 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€10,104,029 |
€4,566,591 |
€6,090,448 |
€1,888,413 |
|
Laois County Council |
€6,466,501 |
€2,738,481 |
€1,567,167 |
€604,893 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€1,429,056 |
€116,308 |
€304,954 |
€902,126 |
|
Limerick City Council |
€11,873,208 |
€3,586,290 |
€1,216,646 |
€1,400,028 |
|
Limerick County Council |
€7,003,199 |
€1,616,243 |
€869,055 |
€752,635 |
|
Longford County Council |
€3,820,875 |
€758,309 |
€1,227,029 |
€576,033 |
|
Louth County Council |
€13,279,097 |
€5,375,852 |
€10,203,632 |
€1,942,919 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€5,423,522 |
€1,101,258 |
€804,563 |
€295,791 |
|
Meath County Council |
€9,960,630 |
€4,962,456 |
€2,377,523 |
€4,960,841 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€4,539,127 |
€3,256,000 |
€1,731,686 |
€1,159,804 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€13,171,128 |
€2,478,979 |
€1,708,186 |
€797,832 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€3,255,095 |
€847,340 |
€1,044,332 |
€656,348 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€6,365,034 |
€2,750,919 |
€2,052,179 |
€906,040 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€18,069,760 |
€6,292,681 |
€6,461,093 |
€10,295,596 |
|
Tipperary North County Council |
€8,938,683 |
€2,176,078 |
€956,844 |
€618,979 |
|
Tipperary South County Council |
€5,541,249 |
€725,829 |
€780,778 |
€598,592 |
|
Waterford City Council |
€5,507,854 |
€1,394,419 |
€3,303,585 |
€904,103 |
|
Waterford County Council |
€3,832,007 |
€564,485 |
€3,683,959 |
€669,850 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€6,022,684 |
€2,249,432 |
€2,916,450 |
€531,658 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€10,379,914 |
€3,333,130 |
€2,947,720 |
€1,049,837 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€11,624,095 |
€4,800,000 |
€8,741,271 |
€3,442,935 |
Capital Assistance Scheme
|
Local Authority |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Carlow County Council |
€812,609 |
€658,320 |
€1,488,727 |
€2,168,748 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€1,284,593 |
€14,378 |
€664,288 |
€348,563 |
|
Clare County Council |
€1,738,589 |
€787,153 |
€885,309 |
€2,827,788 |
|
Cork County Council |
€3,689,618 |
€1,245,460 |
€871,091 |
€1,628,254 |
|
Cork City Council |
€4,904,190 |
€547,937 |
€1,222,763 |
€844,687 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€820,518 |
€515,591 |
€871,158 |
€448,236 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€15,717,826 |
€4,968,484 |
€10,258,397 |
€9,327,326 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council |
€4,988,449 |
€385,573 |
€1,512,349 |
€457,141 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€5,815,961 |
€2,132,123 |
€4,969,304 |
€1,625,163 |
|
Galway City Council |
€6,118,835 |
€360,538 |
€3,984,938 |
€475,026 |
|
Galway County Council |
€1,044,027 |
€27,067 |
€764,980 |
€229,188 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€3,876,327 |
€2,789,529 |
€242,052 |
€63,308 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€5,921,801 |
€1,956,675 |
€1,891,864 |
€842,708 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€2,623,400 |
€681,185 |
€984,044 |
€1,028,692 |
|
Laois County Council |
€1,920,539 |
€345,665 |
€695,291 |
€142,447 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€1,335,000 |
€10,000 |
€22,115 |
€10,000 |
|
Limerick City Council |
€58,691 |
€2,286,271 |
€3,772,811 |
€1,827,945 |
|
Limerick County Council |
€1,811,184 |
€550,183 |
€1,431,786 |
€887,751 |
|
Longford County Council |
€4,054,104 |
€802,912 |
€1,123,017 |
€212,308 |
|
Louth County Council |
€5,159,568 |
€0 |
€728,437 |
€760,433 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€1,948,301 |
€281,063 |
€1,054,003 |
€2,499,474 |
|
Meath County Council |
€4,199,940 |
€21,108 |
€685,743 |
€961,298 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€415,175 |
€86,636 |
€1,125,300 |
€1,191,568 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€812,508 |
€178,248 |
€1,139,322 |
€539,520 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€655,576 |
€357,098 |
€928,590 |
€511,376 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€2,850,214 |
€4,319,357 |
€3,537,274 |
€251,134 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€11,822,349 |
€3,096,552 |
€4,367,485 |
€1,229,114 |
|
Tipperary North County Council |
€2,177,126 |
€234,817 |
€1,280,339 |
€193,490 |
|
Tipperary South County Council |
€3,774,142 |
€1,089,300 |
€485,615 |
€338,374 |
|
Waterford City Council |
€2,691,671 |
€4,578,871 |
€2,005,274 |
€885,346 |
|
Waterford County Council |
€2,028,058 |
€176,359 |
€1,448,472 |
€409,222 |
|
Westmeath County |
|
|
|
|
|
Wexford County Council |
€1,161,563 |
€254,723 |
€269,551 |
€229,384 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€1,883,455 |
€2,086,839 |
€742,351 |
€1,180,675 |
