Local Authority Housing Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Questions (644)

Brendan Smith

Question:

644. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Cavan County Council and to Cavan Town Council for housing construction, housing repairs and various housing grant schemes for each of the years from 2007 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter [46189/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The funding provided to Cavan County Council for the range of initiatives under my Department’s main social housing programmes for the years 2007 to 2015 is set out in the following tables. Expenditure relating to 2015 refers to the funding provided to the local authority up to the end of November and further payments are continuing to be made for this year. The Housing Assistance Payment Scheme has not yet been rolled out in Cavan.

Cavan County Council

Housing Programme/Scheme	2007	2008	2009	2010
Local Authority Housing Programme	€9,828,080	€14,374,871	€10,699,523	€3,694,879
Capital Assistance Scheme	€1,230,811	Nil	€926,861	€1,284,593
Remedial Works Scheme	€821,849	€1,499,801	€1,705,741	€273,426
Adaptations and extensions to Social Housing	€147,290	€213,958	€350,253	€121,762
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	Nil	Nil	Nil	€380,000
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	Nil	Nil	€296,044	€980,160
* Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability	€753,977	€1,007,000	€921,000	€1,309,505
Traveller Accommodation Capital Funding	€296,591	€102,043	€18,842	Nil
Rental Accommodation Scheme	€177,045	€234,055	€735,235	€1,034,119
Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Capital Advance Leasing Facility	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

Cavan County Council

Housing Programme/Scheme	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Local Authority Housing Programme	€1,116,877	€1,360,702	€1,947,374	€1,133,043	€914,165
Capital Assistance Scheme	€14,378	€664,288	€348,563	€102,150	Nil
Remedial Works Scheme	€60,526	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Adaptations and extensions to Social Housing	€207,331	€76,328	€48,468	€151,430	Nil
Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use	€52,168	€113,233	Nil	€349,137	€80,675
Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure	€569,470	€404,847	€341,138	€850,818	€485,791
Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability	€1,500,000	€1,050,000	€880,847	€914,395	€794,327
Traveller Accommodation Capital Funding	€6,356	Nil	€57,412	Nil	Nil
Rental Accommodation Scheme	€1,370,899	€1,815,162	€2,101,024	€2,295,921	€2,374,324
Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme	€11,440	€24,909	€40,421	€69,575	€44,999
Capital Advance Leasing Facility	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	€306,075

*The Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability replaced the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grants on 1 November 2007. The 2007 figure includes funding for both schemes.