Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
746. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of investment from capital spending his Department has made in County Kildare since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29888/15]
View answerUnder my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of programmes and initiatives. The following are details of funding to Kildare County Council from 2011 to 2014 under the main areas of this Programme.
|
2011 € |
2012 € |
2013 € |
2014 € |
|
|
Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition |
2,901,449 |
4,114,913 |
3,801,389 |
4,197,992 |
|
Capital Assistance Scheme |
1,956,675 |
1,891,864 |
842,708 |
448,598 |
|
*Capital Advance Leasing Facility |
Nil |
303,816 |
792,575 |
Nil |
|
Remedial Works Scheme |
398,000 |
830,392 |
870,923 |
326,488 |
|
Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing |
459,256 |
194,318 |
80,185 |
193,926 |
|
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
503,463 |
|
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure |
847,262 |
468,204 |
453,614 |
1,528,046 |
|
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability |
2,852,228 |
1,622,950 |
1,743,825 |
1,676,952 |
* Funding provided to approved housing bodies for units purchased or built under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme.
Funding was also provided by my Department for Fire Services and under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The following table outlines details of expenditure to Kildare County Council from 2011 to 2014 in respect of these programmes.
|
2011 € |
2012 € |
2013 € |
2014 € |
|
|
Fire Services |
Nil |
346,199.00 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Rural Development Programme - Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta |
878,195.02 |
787,867.81 |
2,651,706.88 |
2,517,305.39 |
