Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2015

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Questions (884)

Robert Troy

Question:

884. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of housing allocations and payments to Westmeath County Council and to Longford Country Council, from 2008 to date. [29177/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of programmes and initiatives. Details of expenditure under the main areas of this Programme for Westmeath and Longford County Councils for the years referred to are as set out in the Tables below.

Westmeath County Council

-	2008 - €	2009 - €	2010 - €	2011 - €
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition	15,827,034	14,123,900	6,022,684	2,249,432
Capital Assistance Scheme	1,688,610	274,550	3,531,718	213,733
Remedial Works Scheme	26,452	17,811	188,051	273,517
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing	120,000	313,095	132,151	152,809
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	Nil	Nil	Nil	122,121
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	Nil	53,104	514,491	263,195
Central Heating	19,784	810,574	Nil	Nil
Compliance with New Rented Standards	Nil	Nil	119,895	373,537
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability	1,166,409	1,544,791	1,609,193	1,057,843
Rental Accommodation Scheme	880,070	1,477,868	1,772,940	2,061,900

Westmeath County Council

	2012 - €	2013 - €	2014 - €	2015 (to 30 June 2015) - €
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition	2,916,450	531,658	2,088,810	20,478
Capital Assistance Scheme	590,314	118,647	16,431	Nil
Remedial Works Scheme	454,800	Nil	Nil	Nil
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing	102,113	237,131	87,059	49,094
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	Nil	Nil	369,518	Nil
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	209,468	1,079,494	859,733	Nil
Central Heating	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Compliance with New Rented Standards	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability	752,022	561,798	794,766	124,107
Rental Accommodation Scheme	1,793,833	1,905,250	1,996,489	1,073,821

Longford County Council

	2008 - €	2009 - €	2010 - €	2011 - €
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition	16,495,900	12,852,409	3,820,875	758,309
Capital Assistance Scheme	2,361,772	800,690	4,054,104	802,912
Remedial Works Scheme	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing	154,462	Nil	140,450	155,213
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	Nil	378,298	178,994	84,050
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	Nil	Nil	294,111	304,810
Central Heating	750,000	579,600	Nil	Nil
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability	811,005	930,069	1,108,804	929,556
Rental Accommodation Scheme	993,580	1,506,487	1,726,280	1,759,035

Longford County Council

	2012 - €	2013 - €	2014 - €	2015 (to 30 June 2015) - €
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition	1,227,029	576,033	288,768	Nil
Capital Assistance Scheme	1,123,017	212,308	118,349	Nil
Remedial Works Scheme	220,900	1,161,776	45,711	Nil
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing	113,001	73,827	135,429	Nil
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	Nil	Nil	313,250	Nil
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	206,884	1,147,820	370,286	Nil
Central Heating	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability	756,742	705,488	547,570	84,090
Rental Accommodation Scheme	1,441,226	1,157,357	887,897	383,142

Funding allocations to local authorities and approved housing bodies for new build and acquisition of social housing units in 2015 will be based on the proposals they will be implementing to deliver social housing units, in line with the targets I announced earlier this year which are out to 2017.

The allocations to both Councils under a range of other programmes and initiatives in 2015 are set out in the following table.

Programme of Works	Westmeath County Council	Longford County Council
	2015 Allocation	2015 Allocation
Returning Vacant Properties to Productive Use	€301,150	€282,350
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	€9,600*	€397,430
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing	€140,413	€181,800
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability	€620,112	€595,580

* Funding allocation is in respect of completion of Phase One energy efficiency works with a further allocation for phase two works to be informed shortly.