Written Answers Nos. 651-668
651. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 2670 of 24 July 2018, the estimated cost of building affordable homes for each of the Dublin local authorities in tabular form. [42014/18]
View answerIn order to deliver affordable housing, in the areas of the country most affected by a lack of affordable housing supply, the Government has committed €310 million to support this programme of work, under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), as part of Budget 2019. The Exchequer contribution is €275 million with €35 million to be contributed by local authorities. In 2019 funding of €100 million will be available under the Fund with a further €142 million in 2020 and €68 million in 2021. The funding is available for key facilitating infrastructure, on local authority sites, to support the provision of affordable homes to purchase or rent.
A first call for proposals, under the SSF, issued to local authorities in Dublin; the Greater Dublin Area; Cork City and County; and Galway City. 15 proposals were received from 9 local authorities. These are currently being assessed and I expect this process to be finalised and an announcement of the first successful bids to be made in the coming weeks.
I envisage a maximum amount of SSF funding of €50,000 per affordable home. On the basis of this infrastructure investment, I expect that some 6,200 affordable homes could be facilitated in this way.
In preparing their bids for funding, local authorities were advised to be guided by the Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) for social housing in determining the cost of the affordable homes to be delivered under this programme. These UCCs are based on the analysis of returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period, and market tender index information. Construction cost is reflective of building costs (including VAT) and also includes normal site works and site development. All-in cost includes cost of construction, land cost, professional fees, utility connections, site investigations/surveys, archaeology where appropriate, VAT and contribution to public art. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures. The relevant UCC data were set out in the reply to Question No 2670 of 24 July 2018.
Moreover, an important factor in the assessment of bids will be the capacity to translate the secured infrastructure funding into a discount on the affordable homes. In addition, local authorities must consider the market price of similar homes on sale in the equivalent private market and the level of discount on market price envisaged, which will be required under the Affordable Purchase Scheme terms.
The objective is to maximise the benefits from public money by funding the best value for money proposals possible.
652. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to deficits in resources for a section 10 homeless charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42018/18]
View answer653. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to deficits in the budget for an emergency accommodation service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42019/18]
View answer656. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the long-term future of a service (details supplied) with reference to the Murtagh report. [42094/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 652, 653 and 656 together.
My 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 homeless services rests with individual housing authorities. My Department does not fund any service directly, but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless services.
Under the arrangements in place between my Department and housing authorities, Exchequer funding is provided on a regional basis, whereby it is delegated to a lead-authority in each region. Decisions on the organisation and range of accommodation services to be provided are a matter for the individual housing authorities in consultation with the Statutory Management Group of the relevant regional Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum, and my Department has no function in relation to such matters.
The funding provided for specific homeless services is governed by contracts or Service Level Agreements between the relevant local authority and service provider and any service-related funding issues arising would fall to be addressed in that context.
654. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a full review of the pyrite remediation scheme with a view to including all homes with a category 1 rating in the scheme will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42070/18]
View answer655. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the exceptional circumstances clause when assessing appeals of refusals of applications to the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42071/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together.
The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” for affected homeowners who have no other practical option to obtain redress and is limited in its application and scope. The full conditions for eligibility under the scheme are set out in the scheme which is available on the Board’s website, www.pyriteboard.ie.
The scheme is applicable to dwellings which are subject to significant damage attributable to pyritic heave established in accordance with I.S. 398-1:2017 - Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material – Part 1: Testing and categorisation protocol. In this regard, it is a condition of eligibility under the scheme that an application to the Board must be accompanied by a Building Condition Assessment with a Damage Condition Rating of 2. Dwellings which do not have a Damage Condition Rating of 2 are not eligible to apply under the scheme. This ensures that, having regard to the available resources, the focus of the scheme is on dwellings which are most severely damaged by pyritic heave. I have no proposals to amend this eligibility criterion.
Where a dwelling, otherwise not eligible for inclusion in the scheme, adjoins a dwelling already included in the scheme, such a dwelling may be considered in accordance with the exceptional circumstance provisions set out in section 17 of the Act. Section 17 provides that exceptional circumstances may apply where -
- failure to include a dwelling in the scheme may result in damage to that dwelling or damage to the dwelling being remediated under the scheme, or
- pyrite remediation work is causing or may cause damage to a dwelling.
The Housing Agency will consider if exceptional circumstances apply when the Remedial Works Plan is being drawn up and the Board will be informed of any recommendation for a decision in the matter. To date, one dwelling has been included in the pyrite remediation scheme under the exceptional circumstances provisions of the Act. My Department is in regular contact with the Board and the Housing Agency in relation to the implementation of the scheme and is satisfied with the arrangements that are currently in place, including in relation to appeals.
The Report of the Pyrite Panel (June 2012) recommended a categorisation system as a means of prioritising pyrite remediation works in recognition of the expensive and intrusive nature of pyrite remediation and the unpredictability of pyritic heave. The independent Pyrite Panel was clear in its view that only dwellings with significant damage due to pyritic heave should be remediated and that it would be unreasonable to expect dwellings not exhibiting such damage to be remediated.
Dwellings which have no significant damage but have reactive pyrite in the hardcore material should be monitored and only remediated if they display significant damage due to pyritic heave. This remains the position with regard to dwellings which do not display significant pyritic damage.
The latest figures available indicate that a total of 2,179 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme. Of the 2,179 applications received so far, 1,727 dwellings have been included in the pyrite remediation scheme and the applicants notified accordingly.
A further 105 applications have been validated and referred to the Housing Agency for the Assessment and Verification Process, while another 214 applications are at the initial Application and Validation Process. 133 applications under the scheme were not successful.
Of the 1,727 dwellings that have been included in the pyrite remediation scheme:
- 136 are at remedial works planning stage,
- 106 are at tender / tender analysis,
- 248 are under remediation, and
- 1,237 are complete.
A sum of €30 million was announced under Budget 2018 to fund the operation of the pyrite remediation scheme this year. This allocation will facilitate the remediation of some 430 additional dwellings in 2018.
A sum of €32 million was announced under Budget 2019 to fund the operation of the pyrite remediation scheme next year. This allocation will facilitate the remediation of some 460 additional dwellings and is a clear signal of the continuing importance attached by Government to addressing the issue of significant pyritic damage in private dwellings.
657. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a reply to a letter sent to him on 13 July 2018 and subsequently on 20 August 2018 (details supplied) will issue; the reason for the delay in replying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42135/18]
View answerI replied to the Deputy's correspondence on 11 October 2018. Unfortunately, my office had no record of receiving the original correspondence, which caused some delay in responding.
658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a technicality regarding the HAP scheme, that is, if a person is an approved housing applicant and cannot source accommodation even though there is available accommodation in the family home, the person will not qualify for the scheme; if he will review this technicality in view of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42185/18]
View answerThe Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is deemed to be a social housing support under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. As a long term housing support, an assessment of housing need must be completed in order for a household to qualify for HAP. Any household with an identified housing need is eligible for HAP.
In order for a housing authority to be satisfied that a tenancy is or would be in good faith; the onus is on the applicant and landlord to prove that what is being proposed is a bona fide tenancy. Ultimately, it is up to the local authority to make a decision in each individual case. I do not consider it appropriate to introduce HAP payments for family members to be housed in the family home.
HAP support is available to tenants in rent a room scheme arrangements; however, the rental of a room to a civil partner, son or daughter are excluded from this scheme.
Budget 2018 increased the Exchequer funding for the HAP scheme to €301 million. This will allow for the continued support of existing HAP households and also enable the additional 17,000 households targeted under Rebuilding Ireland to be supported by HAP in 2018. A further €121m for HAP has been announced under Budget 2019. This will provide for the continued support of existing HAP households and also enable the additional 16,760 households targeted under Rebuilding Ireland to be supported by HAP in 2019, as well as supporting the roll-out of the Homeless HAP Place Finder Support Service across the country.
At the end of Quarter 2, 2018 over 37,750 tenancies were being supported by the HAP scheme. I continue to keep the operation of HAP under review but I am currently satisfied with how the scheme is operating. I consider it to be a key vehicle for meeting current housing need and fulfilling the ambitious programme set out in Rebuilding Ireland.
659. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a review of the tenant purchase scheme is nearing completion; if the qualifying conditions of same will be changed for persons, particularly older persons who may be in receipt of a pension but who have a proven capacity to purchase their house such as from savings or help from family members or proven income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42244/18]
View answerIn line with the commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland, a review of the first 12 months of the Scheme’s operation has been undertaken. The review is now complete and a full report has been prepared setting out findings and recommendations covering various aspects of the scheme including the issue of the minimum reckonable income criterion, which the Deputy has referred to.
In finalising the report some further consultation was necessary and due consideration had to be given to possible implementation arrangements. These matters are now almost completed and I expect to be in a position in the near future to publish the outcome of the review.
660. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated to Limerick City and County Council to repair void houses in the city and county; the number of voids to be made available for allocation; when the allocation was paid; and when the voids are expected to be available. [42249/18]
View answerThe Voids Programme, introduced in 2014 by my Department, provides additional support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. The purpose of the Voids Programme is to ensure that vacant units are actively targeted, with a view to minimising the turnaround and re-let time of these units and return them to use in an energy efficient condition. Without substantial refurbishment, these social homes would have been left vacant and in turn would not be part of the active social housing stock.
Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including the implementation of planned maintenance programmes and carrying out of responsive repairs and pre-letting repairs, is a matter for each individual local authority.
Earlier this year, local authorities, including Limerick City and County Council, submitted to my Department details of their work proposals and related funding requirements for this programme in 2018. These proposals were evaluated and Limerick City and County Council were given approval to proceed with refurbishment works to 70 properties under the voids programme, subject to the relevant funding thresholds, which are listed in the following tables. Given the availability of funding, the completion of the works concerned is now a matter for the Council.
Table 1
|
Energy Efficient Measures – 50% ERDF Co Funded |
Max Grant |
|
300mm Attic Insulation |
€500 |
|
Cavity Wall Insulation or Dry ling Wall |
€1,000 |
|
External Wall Insulation in lieu of cavity wall insulation or dry lining Terrace/End Terrace |
Terrace €4,500 End Tec €7,500 |
|
Window & External Door Replacement |
€4,750 |
|
Replacement Boiler or Installation of Renewable Heating System with fully Integrated Heating Controls with exception for solid fuelled central heating appliances. |
€1,750 |
|
Replacement Radiators and Pipework |
€750 |
|
Installation of Room Space Heating Stove |
€1,000 |
|
Total |
Terrace€14,250 End Tec€17,250 |
Table 2
|
Ancillary Measures if required |
Max Grant |
|
Installation of Kitchen |
€1,200 |
|
Installation of Bathroom |
€1,000 |
|
Rewiring of Smoke Alarm |
€2,300 |
|
Plumbing |
€800 |
|
Internal Joinery |
€800 |
|
Internal Painting |
€1,500 |
|
External Painting |
€1,100 |
|
Gutter Downpipes/Foul Water Systems |
€500 |
|
Wheel Chair Access |
€500 |
|
External Works Upgrade |
€800 |
|
Waste Disposal |
€250 |
|
Other Necessary Works not specified Above. |
€2,000 |
|
Total |
€12,750 |
661. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his target for the number of housing units that will be built by the State in 2019. [42253/18]
View answer665. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the social housing output targets for 2019 by delivery stream including build, Part V, refurbishment, void, acquisition, long-term leasing, RAS and HAP as revised following budget 2019. [42297/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 665 together.
Following Budget 2019, the number of social housing homes to be delivered in 2019 under Rebuilding Ireland are as follows:
|
Rebuilding Ireland Targets |
2019 |
|
New build |
4,982 |
|
Part V |
1,260 |
|
Voids |
303 |
|
Total Build |
6,545 |
|
Acquisition |
1,325 |
|
Lease |
2,130 |
|
Total Build, Acquisition and Lease |
10,000 |
|
RAS |
600 |
|
HAP |
16,760 |
|
Total |
27,360 |
662. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide information (details supplied) on the 10,000 affordable houses planned for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42258/18]
View answer668. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which the serviced sites fund scheme will work; the way in which the equity stake and the clawback will operate; the kinds of schemes he expects this funding trio to be drawn down against; the amounts being made available to local authorities in 2019 to 2022, inclusive; when the first round of applications will be decided upon; and when a second call for funding applications will be opened. [42300/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 668 together.
In order to deliver affordable housing, in the areas of the country most affected by a lack of affordable housing supply, a three-pronged, targeted approach is being pursued. The Government has committed €310 million to support this programme of work, under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), as part of Budget 2019. The Exchequer contribution is €275 million with €35 million to be contributed by local authorities. In 2019 funding of €100 million will be available under the Fund with a further €142 million in 2020 and €68 million in 2021. The funding is available for key facilitating infrastructure, on local authority sites, to support the provision of affordable homes to purchase or rent.
A first call for proposals, under the SSF, issued to local authorities in Dublin; the Greater Dublin Area; Cork and Galway on 29 June 2018. The closing date for applications was 31 August and 15 proposals were received from 9 local authorities. These are currently being assessed and I expect this process to be finalised and an announcement of the first successful bids to be made in the coming weeks. Further calls for proposals will be made thereafter.
Once the funding is awarded and the infrastructure is provided I expect delivery of affordable homes from 2019 onwards. Separately, all local authorities will now carry out an economic assessment of the requirement for affordable housing in their area, and the authorities capacity to deliver housing at affordable prices from their sites. Based on this analysis further local authorities may be considered for funding under the SSF.
I envisage a maximum amount of SSF funding of €50,000 per affordable home and on this basis some 6,200 affordable homes could be facilitated.
In terms of the type of affordable housing that will be delivered on local authority sites it may be affordable housing for purchase, under the recently commenced provisions of Part V of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, or cost rental, which is being advanced on a number of pilot sites before being rolled out more generally. Under the 2009 Act, the maximum discount is 40% of the market value of the home and the local authority takes a charge, equivalent to the discount, against the property. The scheme applies to new homes, and is targeted at single applicants earning up to €50,000 per annum or €75,000 for dual applicants.
This new scheme replaces the time-limited claw-back which applied under the various previous affordable housing schemes. The local authority will retain a charge equivalent to the discount and the household must recoup the charge at re-sale or during the charge period. The funding repaid by the purchaser is paid into a new Affordable Dwellings Fund which can then be used to fund more affordable housing.
663. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views regarding the backlog of appeals with An Bord Pleanála; if assistance or support is being provided to An Bord Pleanála to assist it in clearing the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/18]
View answerUnder section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine planning appeals within 18 weeks. Where the Board does not consider it possible or appropriate to reach a decision within 18 weeks (e.g. because of the particular complexities of a case or the requirement to hold an oral hearing), it will inform the parties of the reasons for this, and will indicate when it intends to make its decision.
The compliance rate with the statutory objective period has been reduced over the past year due to a number of factors. Firstly, there was a reduction in Board capacity in mid-2017, arising from a time interval between the departure of five outgoing Board members, whose terms of office had expired in April and May, and the five new replacement Board members taking up their posts. While, by September 2017, the Board complement had been fully replenished, this time interval significantly impacted on the Board’s case work output over the whole year.
In addition, An Bord Pleanála is also implementing a major ICT strategy which will facilitate the introduction of on-line planning services as part of a complete upgrade and replacement of core systems. In this regard, a new case management system was installed and became operational in Q4 2017. As is to be expected with such a fundamental and integrated project, the transition to the new system has caused some initial disruption to the processing of cases, resulting in a further increase in the backlog of cases on hand. However, measures have been put in place to ensure that the new system is bedded down and becomes operational at an optimal level as soon as possible.
Furthermore there has been a general increase in cases received by the Board. For example, there was an increase of almost 12% on normal planning appeals received in 2017 compared to 2016; this upward trend has continued into 2018. The intake of normal planning appeals in the eight months to end-August 2018 was 11% greater than the intake over the corresponding period to end-August 2017.
Now that the Board's full complement has been restored, combined with the measures that are being put in place in relation to the new ICT systems, it is expected that the backlog of cases will begin to reduce over the coming months, with an associated improvement in the compliance rate with the statutory objective period for the determination of cases.
My Department liaises closely with the Board to ensure that it has appropriate resources in relation to the performance of its functions. In mid 2017, the Board acquired additional functions in determining planning applications for strategic housing developments. A new Strategic Housing Division of the Board was established to decide on these applications, involving the recruitment of an additional dedicated 10 professional and administrative staff members in 2017. Two additional Board members have also been sanctioned to serve this Division, with the appointments being made in February and June this year.
The Board now has a complement of 10 members and has over 150 staff employed. I am satisfied that the Board has sufficient and necessary resources to deliver effectively and efficiently on its important statutory mandate and functions.
664. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans applied for in County Tipperary since its introduction; the number of approved and refused applicants, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42295/18]
View answerAs with the previous local authority home loan offerings, loan applications under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan are made directly to the local authority in whose area the property proposed for purchase is situated.
My Department continues to publish information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns. Information up to Q4 2017 is available on the Department's website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/house-prices-loans-and-profile-borrowers/local-authority-loan-activity, and this information will be updated on a quarterly basis as additional data is compiled.
The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses loan applications that are made to the local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities as to whether loans should be offered to applicants. I have asked the Agency to centrally compile figures on the numbers of applications it has recommended to approve by local authority. The most recent figures for County Tipperary, as at the end of September, are set out as follows.
|
Local Authority |
Applications Underwritten by HA |
Applications Recommended for Refusal by HA |
Applications Recommended to Approve by HA |
|
Tipperary County Council |
58 |
35 |
23 |
Each local authority must have in place a credit committee and it is a matter for the committee to make the final decision on all loan applications, in accordance with the regulations, having regard to the recommendations made by the Housing Agency.
666. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the 2019 capital and current expenditure votes by scheme within each Vote heading, that is, housing, water services, local government, planning, Met Éireann and administrations; and if he will provide a comparison with the comparable figure for 2018. [42298/18]
View answerThe following tables give information on the estimated capital and current expenditure by my Department this year, on the basis of the financial provision made for my Department in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2018 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the planned comparable expenditure next year following decisions made in the context of Budget 2019. The tables do not include additional funding for housing purposes provided by certain local authorities from LPT receipts in the amount of €92m in both 2018 and 2019.
|
2018 |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
46,771 |
0 |
46,771 |
|
ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
10,486 |
7,500 |
17,986 |
|
HOUSING |
745,745 |
1,064,306 |
1,810,051 |
|
LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING |
0 |
561,670 |
561,670 |
|
SOCIAL HOUSING CURRENT EXPENDITURE PROGRAMME |
114,586 |
0 |
550,260 |
|
RENTAL ACCOMMODATION SCHEME |
134,338 |
0 |
134,338 |
|
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT SCHEME |
301,336 |
0 |
301,336 |
|
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME |
0 |
88,800 |
88,800 |
|
CAPITAL LOANS & SUBSIDY SCHEME |
54,750 |
0 |
54,750 |
|
COMMUNAL FACILITIES |
0 |
500 |
500 |
|
MORTGAGE TO RENT |
0 |
22,000 |
22,000 |
|
CAPITAL ADVANCE LEASING FACILITY |
0 |
91,706 |
91,706 |
|
TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION & SUPPORT |
4,310 |
12,000 |
16,310 |
|
HOMELESS SERVICES AND EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION |
116,000 |
0 |
116,000 |
|
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY |
345 |
0 |
345 |
|
ESTATE REGENERATION/REMEDIAL WORKS |
0 |
61,000 |
61,000 |
|
ENERGY EFFICIENCY-RETROFITTING |
0 |
35,080 |
35,080 |
|
VACANT REPAIR AND LEASING SCHEME |
0 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
|
PRIVATE HOUSING GRANTS |
0 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
|
MORTGAGE ALLOWANCES |
0 |
600 |
600 |
|
AFFORDABLE HOUSING/SHARED OWNERSHIP SUBSIDY |
4,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
|
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND |
0 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
|
PYRITE RESOLUTION BOARD |
0 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
HOUSING & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AGENCY |
7,174 |
0 |
7,174 |
|
RESIDENTIALTENANCIES BOARD/INSPECTIONS |
6,891 |
950 |
7,841 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
2,015 |
0 |
2,015 |
|
WATER SERVICES |
661,261 |
531,460 |
1,192,721 |
|
WATER QUALITY PROGRAMME |
15,457 |
7,000 |
22,457 |
|
RURAL WATER PROGRAMME |
24,000 |
20,000 |
44,000 |
|
FORESHORE |
4,850 |
460 |
5,310 |
|
IRISH WATER |
600,000 |
500,000 |
1,100,000 |
|
LOCAL AUTHORITIES |
16,500 |
0 |
16,500 |
|
LEAD REMEDIATION/DEVELOPER PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE |
0 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
|
WATER ADVISORY BODY |
420 |
0 |
420 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
34 |
0 |
34 |
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
128,067 |
9,501 |
137,568 |
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND |
124,800 |
0 |
124,800 |
|
FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES |
1,050 |
9,250 |
10,300 |
|
FRANCHISE |
1,973 |
250 |
2,223 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
244 |
1 |
245 |
|
PLANNING |
37,444 |
17,468 |
54,912 |
|
AN BORD PLEANÁLA |
16,761 |
483 |
17,244 |
|
PLANNING TRIBUNAL |
3,745 |
0 |
3,745 |
|
OFFICE OF THE PLANNING REGULATOR |
1,400 |
0 |
1,400 |
|
PLANNING POLICY |
360 |
0 |
360 |
|
FORWARD PLANNING |
250 |
0 |
250 |
|
MY PLAN |
210 |
0 |
210 |
|
URBAN RENEWAL/REGENERATION |
0 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION REBATE SCHEME |
0 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
|
ORDNANCE SURVEY IRELAND |
14,608 |
985 |
15,593 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
110 |
0 |
110 |
|
MET EIREANN |
3,125 |
750 |
3,875 |
|
SUBS TO INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATIONS |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
|
FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICE |
125 |
750 |
875 |
|
GROSS TOTAL |
1,632,899 |
1,630,985 |
3,263,884 |
|
APPROPRIATIONS IN AID |
63,266 |
0 |
63,266 |
|
NET TOTAL |
1,569,633 |
1,630,985 |
3,200,618 |
|
2019 |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
49,449 |
0 |
49,449 |
|
ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
14,729 |
10,500 |
25,229 |
|
HOUSING |
945,727 |
1,334,000 |
2,279,727 |
|
LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING |
0 |
747,471 |
747,471 |
|
SOCIAL HOUSING CURRENT EXPENDITURE PROGRAMME |
154,886 |
0 |
154,886 |
|
RENTAL ACCOMMODATION SCHEME |
134,300 |
0 |
134,330 |
|
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT SCHEME |
422,729 |
0 |
422,729 |
|
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME |
0 |
94,875 |
94,875 |
|
CAPITAL LOANS & SUBSIDY SCHEME |
54,750 |
0 |
54,750 |
|
COMMUNAL FACILITIES |
0 |
500 |
500 |
|
MORTGAGE TO RENT |
0 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
|
CAPITAL ADVANCE LEASING FACILITY |
0 |
94,400 |
94,400 |
|
TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION & SUPPORT |
4,710 |
13,000 |
17,710 |
|
ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS |
146,000 |
0 |
146,000 |
|
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY |
345 |
0 |
345 |
|
ESTATE REGENERATION/REMEDIAL WORKS |
0 |
71,750 |
71,750 |
|
ENERGY EFFICIENCY-RETROFITTING |
0 |
30,454 |
30,454 |
|
REPAIR AND LEASING SCHEME |
0 |
38,000 |
38,000 |
|
PRIVATE HOUSING GRANTS |
0 |
57,000 |
57,000 |
|
MORTGAGE ALLOWANCES |
0 |
600 |
600 |
|
AFFORDABLE HOUSING/SHARED OWNERSHIP SUBSIDY |
4,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
|
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND |
0 |
130,000 |
130,000 |
|
PYRITE RESOLUTION BOARD |
0 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
|
HOUSING & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AGENCY |
10,000 |
0 |
10,000 |
|
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES BOARD/INSPECTIONS |
11,511 |
950 |
12,461 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
2,496 |
0 |
2,496 |
|
WATER SERVICES |
623,561 |
660,970 |
1,284,531 |
|
WATER QUALITY PROGRAMME |
14,849 |
8,300 |
23,149 |
|
RURAL WATER PROGRAMME |
24,000 |
23,000 |
47,000 |
|
FORESHORE |
5,458 |
670 |
6,128 |
|
IRISH WATER |
562,500 |
622,000 |
1,184,500 |
|
LOCAL AUTHORITIES |
16,500 |
0 |
16,500 |
|
LEAD REMEDIATION/DEVELOPER PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE |
0 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
WATER ADVISORY BODY |
220 |
0 |
220 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
34 |
0 |
34 |
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
191,155 |
11,675 |
202,830 |
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND |
185,000 |
0 |
185,000 |
|
FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES |
1,250 |
11,175 |
12,425 |
|
FRANCHISE |
3,912 |
500 |
4,412 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
993 |
0 |
993 |
|
PLANNING |
45,279 |
93,945 |
139,224 |
|
AN BORD PLEANÁLA |
18,088 |
460 |
18,548 |
|
PLANNING TRIBUNAL |
5,582 |
0 |
5,582 |
|
OFFICE OF THE PLANNING REGULATOR |
2,367 |
0 |
2,367 |
|
PLANNING POLICY |
420 |
0 |
420 |
|
FORWARD PLANNING |
250 |
0 |
250 |
|
MY PLAN |
135 |
0 |
135 |
|
URBAN RENEWAL/REGENERATION |
0 |
76,000 |
76,000 |
|
ORDNANCE SURVEY IRELAND |
14,778 |
985 |
15,763 |
|
LAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
3,549 |
16,500 |
20,049 |
|
OTHER SERVICES |
110 |
0 |
110 |
|
MET EIREANN |
4,988 |
1,500 |
6,488 |
|
SUBS TO INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATIONS |
4,838 |
0 |
4,838 |
|
FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICE |
150 |
1,500 |
1,650 |
|
GROSS TOTAL |
1,874,888 |
2,112,590 |
3,987,478 |
|
APPROPRIATIONS IN AID |
61,175 |
0 |
61,175 |
|
NET TOTAL |
1,813,713 |
2,112,590 |
3,926,303 |
667. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the rationale of programme expenditure F, appropriations-in -aid, as detailed on page 209 of the budget 2019 expenditure report.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/18]
View answerAppropriations-in-aid are receipts arising in the normal course of a Department's business which, in accordance with public financial procedures, may be retained by the Department to meet the cost of voted expenditure instead of being paid directly into the Exchequer. These include, in the case of my Department in 2019, items such as pension-related deductions from remuneration, amounts payable to Met Éireann in respect of the provision of services to aviation, and receipts arising from EU co-financed programmes.
