Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 April 2015
177. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities in the greater Dublin region have sought funding from his Department arising from the housing initiative; if such funding or approval continues to be an issue, with particular reference to counties adjacent to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/15]
View answerI recently announced delivery targets under the Social Housing Strategy 2020 for all local authorities which took into account proposals submitted by the local authorities themselves for the delivery of units for the period 2015-17. These targets were accompanied by provisional funding allocations to local authorities totalling €1.5 billion out to 2017 and, accordingly, funding to deliver on these targets is available to local authorities both in and adjacent to Dublin, and elsewhere. Information on these targets and the funding allocations is available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/News/MainBody,41016,en.htm#.
