Repair and Leasing Scheme

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Questions (257)

Darragh O'Brien

Question:

257. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of units provided through the repair and lease scheme in 2017 and 2018; the cost per annum; the estimated cost and number of units in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/19]

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Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

At the end of Q3 2018, a total of 1,214 applications had been received from property owners under the Repair and Leasing (RLS) scheme; 48 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 122 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of the RLS scheme data by local authority up to end Q3 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the following link:

http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.

A breakdown of the 48 homes delivered under the scheme by year and local authority is set out in the table:

Table 1: RLS Delivery

Local Authority	Units Delivered - 2017	Units Delivered – End Q3 2018
Carlow County Council	0	2
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council	1	0
Fingal County Council	0	3
Limerick City & County Council	0	7
Meath County Council	0	1
Monaghan County Council	0	4
Roscommon County Council	0	2
Waterford City & County Council	6	11
Wexford County Council	2	9
Total	9	39

Total capital expenditure under the scheme for 2017 and up to end Q3 2018 is set out in Tables 2 and 3 below. Data for the RLS scheme for Q4 2018 is currently being collected and will be published shortly.

Table 2: RLS Capital Expenditure 2017

Local Authority	Spend for 2017
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council	€4,987
Waterford City & County Council	€191,398
Total Spend	€196,385*

*The capital claim for the homes delivered under the scheme in Wexford in 2017 was submitted in 2018. (and was paid in Q4 2018).

Table 3: RLS Capital Expenditure to end Q3 2018

Local Authority	Spend for 2018 at end Q3
Carlow County Council	€67,983
Limerick City & County Council	€75,000
Meath County Council	€8,698
Monaghan County Council	€25,000
Waterford City & County Council	€391,931
Total Spend	€568,612

Significant funding of €38 million is available for the scheme and I expect local authorities and approved housing bodies to continue to implement the scheme locally and to achieve the target of 950 new properties this year.