Written Answers Nos. 846-865
846. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the types of housing developments that are likely to be developed under the Government’s social housing initiative; if he will ensure that quality is not sacrificed due to demand for quantity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11082/15]
View answerAll new dwelling units, including social housing units must comply with the legally enforceable minimum performance standards set out in the second schedule to the Building Regulations. In addition my Department has produced design guidelines for local authorities in the form of Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities, which seeks to promote quality and value for money in publicly funded housing, and will seek to maintain this level of quality including where other funding streams are fully or partially involved. A range of key design priorities are emphasised in the guidelines including the need to ensure designs are socially, environmentally and architecturally appropriate, safe, secure and healthy; affordable; durable; and accessible and adaptable.
In addition local authorities must fulfil the requirements of the Capital Works Management Framework and the Public Spending Code in relation to the specification, procurement and management of all current and capital investment in social housing projects, whether funded wholly or partially from public funds.
I am satisfied that adequate oversight arrangements are in place to ensure that quality will not be sacrificed in the delivery of the commitments set out in the Social Housing Strategy 2020.
847. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the removal of the buy-out clause from Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in areas with a high demand for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/15]
View answerInformed by a recent review of the provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts, which included a public consultation process, proposed legislative changes have been set out in the General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill which was published in November 2014 and is available on my Department's website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,39512,en.pdf
The General Scheme provides that, in future, the focus of Part V will be on the delivery of completed social housing units, with a requirement for up to 10% social housing in developments of 10 or more units. In the operation of these revised Part V arrangements, the priority will be to secure social housing units on-site; the making of cash payments in lieu of social housing units is to be discontinued. The Bill is currently being drafted in consultation with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel with a view to its publication in the coming weeks and enactment before the summer recess.
The changes to the Part V provisions that are proposed are a key component of the range of delivery mechanisms that will be required to achieve the targets set out in the Government's Social Housing Strategy 2020. It is estimated that in the region of 4,000 additional social housing units will be delivered by 2020 through the Part V mechanism.
My Department has recently instructed local authorities to ensure that Part V agreements are discharged in ways that maximise the potential for the immediate delivery of social housing units.
848. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the €3.8 billion earmarked for the development of 35,000 social housing units is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11084/15]
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, which will assist in increasing social housing delivery, including newly built units, in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Pillar 1 of the Social Housing Strategy targets the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units over the period to 2020. The cost to the exchequer of building, acquiring, or leasing these 35,000 units under the various financing models, in place and under development, is estimated to be €3.8bn.
In order to ensure delivery of required units in the initial phase of the Strategy increased Exchequer funding is required. To this end, in 2015 Exchequer funding for social housing increased by some €210m to €800m.
Over the course of the Social Housing Strategy more sustainable off-balance sheet forms of funding will come into operation through a large scale Public Private Partnership (PPP) and a new social housing strategic fund. Under the detailed governance arrangements outlined in the Strategy, the Finance Work Stream, led by my Department and comprising representatives from all key stakeholders, is progressing the development of off balance sheet funding mechanisms.
849. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units being made available by the National Asset Management Agency for use in social housing; if there is a reason more units are not being made available by the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11085/15]
View answer920. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has had any direct or indirect interaction through Kildare County Council with the National Asset Management Agency, to ascertain whether lands owned by the agency in north Kildare can be purchased by the local authority or others in order to provide direct-build affordable or local authority houses, in view of the extreme shortage of such housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12076/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 849 and 920 together.
My Department is working closely with NAMA, the Housing Agency, local authorities and approved housing bodies in relation to the delivery of social housing. NAMA has made significant numbers of housing units available through the Housing Agency to local authorities and approved housing bodies for social housing. Information in relation to the delivery of NAMA sourced units, including a full breakdown by county, of units delivered on a quarterly basis, is available on the Housing Agency's website at www.housing.ie/NAMA.
Since the process began in December 2011 up to the end of December 2014, 1,068 NAMA-sourced units have been delivered nationally through all delivery mechanisms. A further 686 properties transactions are under active consideration whereby either terms are agreed, negotiation is on-going between the parties concerned or where a detailed appraisal (i.e. determining the most likely delivery mechanism) is being carried out.
As part of this on-going process, the Housing Agency is also working with NAMA to identify lands that may be available for Social Housing supply. This information can then be assessed together with information regarding local authority held lands and lands held under the Land Aggregation Scheme.
I am satisfied that NAMA has facilitated the delivery of social housing to Local Authorities and approved housing bodies through the existing residential stock securing its loans and it has clearly signalled its commitment to doing likewise through its funding for new residential development. I am confident that significant social housing units will continue to be delivered through this process.
850. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that applicants for social housing should be entitled to choose whether they are accommodated in a city or country area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/15]
View answerSection 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 set down a standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing support. A household may apply for support to one housing authority only. The authority may be the authority for the area in which the household normally resides, with which it has a local connection, or any other authority that agrees, at its discretion, to assess the household for support.
A household meeting either the residence or local connection condition may specify up to 3 areas of choice for receipt of support in the areas of all housing authorities in the county or city concerned and, if qualified, will be entered on the housing waiting list of each of those housing authorities. Thus, a household that applies to Galway City Council could, if qualified for support, also be entered on the waiting list of Galway County Council.
The Government's Social Housing Strategy 2020 includes a commitment to examine the possibility of introducing a “housing passport”. This measure has the potential to enhance significantly the responsiveness of the social housing system to changing housing needs by allowing households in receipt of, or qualified for, social housing support in one or more local authority areas within a county, to transfer to, or be allocated, social housing in another local authority area outside that county.
851. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the construction of a large number of bedsits, as part of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, would be a feasible policy objective towards relieving the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11087/15]
View answerThe Social Housing Strategy 2020 builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing.
The total targeted provision of over 110,000 social housing units, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme, will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet potential future demand.
The strategy is concerned not with the detail of types of accommodation but rather with providing good quality units of accommodation, appropriate to housing need. Units constructed as part of the strategy must comply with the building regulations and associated technical guidance documents covering such matters as hygiene, materials and workmanship, ventilation and fire safety. Similarly, in so far as rented accommodation is concerned, units must comply with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations which specify requirements in relation to sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, fire safety and other matters.
852. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if new Central Bank of Ireland regulations pertaining to first-time buyers will have an impact on demand for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11088/15]
View answerWhile I have no function regarding the Central Bank regulations pertaining to first time buyers, my Department, when estimating the demand for social housing, considers all the relevant factors to ensure that to the greatest extent possible, every household in Ireland will have access to secure, good quality housing which is suited to its needs, comes at an affordable price and is located in sustainable communities.
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 is evidence of the Government's continued commitment to social housing support and provision. The Strategy targets social housing provision of over 110,000 social housing units. This will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet potential future demand.
853. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans in relation to the tenure mix of new social housing developments, in order to avoid problems historically associated with social housing crises in the past. [11089/15]
View answerMy Department has produced considerable policy and technical guidance documents to assist local authorities in promoting Sustainable Communities. The local authority development plan process is a key instrument in putting the policies in place in this regard.
In considering any new social housing delivery initiatives local authorities must take account of the overall development concerned and the breakdown of the types of occupancy within that development. This is necessary to ensure that the delivery of social housing is to be carried out in a way that is consistent with the Government's commitment to the key principle of developing sustainable communities.
Under Section 19 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, a housing authority may provide, facilitate or manage the provision of social housing support, including social housing provided under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. In performing its functions, a housing authority shall have regard to its housing services plan and the need to (a) counteract undue segregation in housing between persons of different social backgrounds and (b) ensure that a mixture of dwelling types and sizes and of classes of tenure is provided to reasonably match the requirements of households.
Under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, each planning authority must include, in any development plan, a housing strategy for the purpose of ensuring that the proper planning and sustainable development of the area of the development plan provides for the housing of the existing and future population of the area in the manner set out in the housing strategy. A housing strategy must take into account, for example: the need to ensure that housing is available for persons who have different levels of income; the need to ensure that a mixture of house types and sizes is developed to reasonably match the requirements of households, including special requirements of elderly persons and persons with disabilities; and the need to counteract undue segregation in housing between persons of different social background.
854. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that a fast-track planning process should be provided in order to expedite social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11090/15]
View answerSocial housing developments by a local authority may be approved by the members of a local authority under the procedures set out in Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, unless the development requires an Environmental Impact Assessment or an appropriate assessment, in which case it must be submitted to An Bord Pleanála under sections 175 or 177AE of the Planning and Development Act 2000, respectively.
The Part 8 provisions set out a procedure to ensure that the public and prescribed bodies are consulted on any such proposed developments. A local authority is required to give public notice of the proposed development, including notice to prescribed bodies, and it must invite submissions on the development. The local authority must also make available for inspection documents, particulars and plans relating to any such proposed development.
Further to the public consultation process, the Chief Executive of the planning authority is then required to prepare a written report and submit it to the elected members, which describes the nature and extent of the development and its principal features and evaluates whether or not it would be consistent with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area to which the development relates, having regard to the provisions of the development plan. The report must give the Chief Executive's reasons and the considerations for the evaluation. The report must also list the persons or bodies who made submissions or observations on the proposed development and summarise the issues - with respect to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area - raised in any such submissions or observations, and incorporate the response of the Chief Executive to these issues. The proposed development may then proceed unless the elected members decide by resolution to vary or modify it or decide not to proceed with it.
Having regard to the desirability of consulting the public and prescribed bodies in relation to substantial developments, I consider that the procedures set out in Part 8 are reasonable and appropriate, and I do not consider that these procedures lead to any undue delay in the provision of social housing.
855. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Dublin social housing delivery task force is required, in addition to the local authorities, in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11093/15]
View answerSocial housing is a key priority for the Government, evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for it in Budget 2015. Accordingly, the Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, sets ambitious targets for supply and reform of the sector.
Given the scale of the challenge in the Dublin area, a key early action of the Strategy was the establishment of a Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce (DSHDT), to oversee and drive the Strategy's implementation across the four Dublin local authorities. The DSHDT is building on the work of the Housing Supply Co-ordination Taskforce established under Construction 2020.
Full details regarding the Taskforce's role and its terms of reference are set out at paragraph 4.3 of the Strategy. The Strategy is available on my Department's website at the following link:http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,39622,en.pdf.
856. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the quantity of land that has been identified as suitable for the development of social housing within the ownership of each local authority. [11094/15]
View answerA Departmental audit of the availability of local authority land was carried out in 2010 and a further survey of lands available for housing was carried out in 2012. The 2010 audit identified approximately 600 local authority owned sites intended for residential purposes. The 2012 survey identified 525 hectares of serviced land owned by local authorities as available for housing purposes. Currently specific sites are being selected by local authorities for their housing programmes over the next 6 years.
In conjunction with the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, in November 2014, the Housing Agency, in consultation with my Department and local authorities, is updating the data and developing a more extensive and detailed database and GIS map of local authority owned sites in order to support the implementation of the Strategy. The database will include all local authority owned lands and Land Aggregation Scheme lands showing their location, size, boundaries and other information. This map will be up-dated over the course of the Strategy to record the development and use of lands.
Local authorities are currently in the process of returning land data and assessment results and a full analysis of this data will commence in April 2015.
857. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on rent-to-buy schemes as a means of relieving the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11096/15]
View answerA pilot rent to buy Scheme was launched by Dublin City Council on 20 July 2010. I understand that all properties under the Scheme have been allocated and no further offers are being considered by the local authority at this time.
In the context of the implementation of the Social Housing Strategy it is open to local authorities to explore the potential role of schemes of this kind in meeting housing need, having regard to local circumstances.
858. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that will be provided in 2015 and 2016 for housing in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/15]
View answerThe allocation of funding to local authorities for the build and acquisition of social housing units in 2015 and 2016 will be based on the proposals they will be implementing to deliver social housing units in line with the targets of the Social Housing Strategy.
My Department has received proposals from Sligo regarding their planned delivery of new social housing over the next 3 years and those proposals are now being assessed.
859. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the counties in which 35,000 new social housing units will be developed have been identified; if these units will be built directly by local authorities or through Part V and public private partnership schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11099/15]
View answerUnder the relevant actions of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, national targets for delivery of social housing on a local authority by local authority basis for 2015 are to be agreed, and work on targets for subsequent years initiated, by quarter 1 2015.
This process is well underway and all local authorities have submitted delivery proposals, across all delivery mechanisms, for the years 2015 to 2017. These have been examined in my Department and the final targets are being prepared.
Pillar 1 of the Social Housing Strategy targets the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units over the period to 2020 with 1,500 targeted under a Public Private Partnership model.
In October 2014, I announced major reforms of the planning system as part of the forthcoming Planning and Development (No.1) Bill. The Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts has been completed. The legislative changes required on foot of the Review have been incorporated into the General Scheme of the Bill which was published in November 2014 and is available on my Department's website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Planning/FileDownLoad,39512,en.pdf
The new Part V proposals will require developers to provide up to 10% of their housing units for social housing and the legislation will remove the ability of developers to account for their social housing commitments through cash payments to local authorities. The proposals will furthermore ensure that the social housing units will be located predominantly on the site of the original developments. Under these plans, it is estimated that in the region of 4,000 additional social housing units will be delivered through the Part V mechanism by 2020.
860. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the target of providing 5,000 new social housing units by the end of 2015 is currently on track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/15]
View answerThe Social Housing Strategy 2020 builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list.
Under the relevant actions in the Strategy national targets for delivery of social housing on a local authority by local authority basis for 2015 are to be agreed, and work on targets for subsequent years initiated, by quarter 1 2015. This process is well underway and all local authorities have submitted delivery proposals, across all delivery mechanisms, for the years 2015 to 2017. These have been examined in my Department and the final targets are being prepared.
With regard to overall national delivery targets for 2015, I expect that some 7, 400 new social housing units will be provided, broken down as follows:
- 1,400 units to be built or acquired by local authorities and approved housing bodies;
- 3,000 units under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative;
- 1,000 vacant local authority units will be returned to use; and
- 2,000 new Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) units.
In addition, a further 8,400 households will be assisted through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Total housing provision for 2015 will result in an investment of almost €800 million across a range of housing programmes.
861. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the purchase of ghost estates by the Government is a feasible option in delivering social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11101/15]
View answerSocial housing is a key priority for the Government, 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. The Strategy builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list.
The total targeted provision of over 110,000 social housing units, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme, will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet potential future demand. In committing to provide these 35,000 new social housing units, at a projected cost of €3.8 billion, the strategy marks a fresh start for social housing in Ireland.
The funding that is provided by my Department to local authorities for social housing supports the development of new social housing units and also the purchase of units that may be privately owned. A similar approach applies to funding sanctioned by local authorities to approved housing bodies, which can be for either new building or the acquisition of existing housing units. There are some instances where funding for social housing developments is linked to job stimulus programmes and, in those cases, it is a requirement that funding is used for new housing developments. In general, it is a matter for each local authority, as the housing authority for its area, to identify the social housing need and to respond as required. Where acquisitions are undertaken for social housing purposes, I expect local authorities to do so in a way that is sensitive to issues such as tenure mix and impact on the local housing market.
The Government is committed to resolving the legacy of unfinished housing developments. Since 2010, the number of unfinished housing developments has decreased by approximately two-thirds, from nearly 3,000 in 2010 to 992 in 2014. It is expected that with the aid of the €10m Special Resolution Fund (SRF) announced in Budget 2014, a further 74 developments should be resolved in the months ahead. Completing these developments brings direct benefits to the community, as well as to the local property market by making new properties available for purchase, and can also mean that a relevant obligation to deliver social housing units under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2002 can be discharged. Such obligations apply to planning permissions in respect of proposed developments consisting of the provision of 5 or more houses or for housing on land of an area greater than 0.1 hectare.
862. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all sites purchased in Galway city and Dublin city for the purpose of providing social housing in each of the past five years. [11103/15]
View answerI understand that Galway City Council did not purchase any sites over the last five years for the provision of social housing. With the exception of 8.2 hectares currently being purchased from the Health Service Executive in Cherry Orchard and a Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of a site at Sackville Avenue, Dublin 3, Dublin City Council have advised that they have not bought any sites of significance in the last 5 years.
863. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will be introduced. [11137/15]
View answer867. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a revised tenant purchase scheme will be made available to local authority tenants, and owners of shared ownership mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11179/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 863 and 867 together.
Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines. The Government's Social Housing Strategy 2020 includes a commitment to introduce the new tenant purchase scheme by the second quarter of 2015. Full details of the new scheme will be set out in Regulations that will be made in advance of its introduction.
Under the Act, the Scheme will be open to local authority tenants who have been in receipt of social housing support for a prescribed period of at least one year. The scheme does not provide for tenant purchase by way of shared ownership, nor will it be available to the owners of shared ownership mortgages who part purchased their dwellings under either the 1995 Tenant Purchase Scheme or affordable housing schemes.
864. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 5 of March 2015, if he will confirm that persons in receipt of a housing assistance payment retain their position on the local authority housing list in order to be considered for local authority housing. [11169/15]
View answerWhen a new applicant applies for a Housing Needs Assessment, the relevant local authority determines what supports are available and most appropriate for that particular applicant. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is deemed to be a social housing support under section 19 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, as amended, and accordingly households supported through HAP are not included on the local authority waiting list for social housing support. However, HAP recipients may access other forms of social housing supports by applying to go on the local authority transfer list.
I issued a statutory direction to the seven authorities involved in the first phase of the HAP statutory pilot, instructing them to take the necessary steps to ensure that households benefiting from HAP can avail of a move to other forms of social housing support, should they wish to do so, through the transfer option. I also directed that HAP recipients, who apply to go on the transfer list, should get full credit for the time they spent on the waiting list and be placed on the transfer list with no less favourable terms than if they had remained on the waiting list. In practice, housing authorities inform HAP recipients in writing of their entitlement to apply to go on the transfer list when they are approved for HAP.
865. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys spent by each local authority on emergency homeless accommodation for families and persons, yearly since 2009; the amount of this expenditure that has been on short-term arrangements such as hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts; and his plans to release further moneys to local authorities, in view of the current lack of available emergency family accommodation. [11170/15]
View answerMy Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. The purposes for which housing authorities may incur expenditure in addressing homelessness are prescribed in Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Housing authorities provide additional funding from their own resources.
My Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to lead housing authorities on a regional basis. Details of the 'Section 10' Exchequer funding provided by my Department to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services are set out in the table below on a regional basis for the years 2009 to 2014. The 2015 regional allocations are currently being finalised with a view to their confirmation shortly.
Funding Provided under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988
|
Region |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Dublin |
€38,967,542 |
€40,521,375 |
€35,732,525 |
€32,398,290 |
€31,322,223 |
€35,322,223 |
|
Mid-East |
€885,801 |
€906,842 |
€697,665 |
€839,146 |
€811,275 |
€928,489 |
|
Midlands |
€872,375 |
€666,344 |
€624,897 |
€672,027 |
€649,707 |
€649,707 |
|
Mid-West |
€4,110,166 |
€3,435,607 |
€2,905,457 |
€3,516,119 |
€3,399,336 |
€3,405,060 |
|
North-East |
€1,197,45 1 |
€1,037,617 |
€912,250 |
€910,194 |
€879,963 |
€879,963 |
|
North-West |
€444,206 |
€423,355 |
€406,335 |
€360,865 |
€348,879 |
€348,879 |
|
South-East |
€1,945,79 2 |
€1,742,886 |
€2,110,476 |
€1,848,877 |
€1,787,469 |
€1,818,969 |
|
South-West |
€5,458,211 |
€4,270,143 |
€3,505,749 |
€4,418,967 |
€4,272,197 |
€4,307,772 |
|
West |
€2,175,312 |
€1,699,288 |
€1,227,696 |
€1,581,478 |
€1,528,951 |
€1,544,712 |
|
Total |
€56,056,856 |
€54,703,457 |
€48,123,050 |
€46,545,963 |
€45,000,000 |
€49,205,774 |
While it is clear that a proportion of funding is used to provide sufficient bed capacity to accommodate those in need of emergency accommodation, it is equally important that resources are channelled to deliver more permanent responses in a more focused and strategic way. The arrangements that my Department put in place annually for delegating homelessness funding to the lead housing authority in each of the nine regions seek to ensure that the measures being pursued by housing authorities reflect the housing-led approach that is emphasised in the Government's Homelessness Policy Statement.
