Mick Barry
Question:64. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent by each local authority to date in 2019 from its Traveller accommodation budget. [24033/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2019
64. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent by each local authority to date in 2019 from its Traveller accommodation budget. [24033/19]
View answerIn accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding.
Housing authorities submit funding proposals for individual Traveller-specific projects and developments on an annual basis. These projects are assessed on a case-by-case basis in my Department in advance of allocations being made. In addition, further funding may be considered by my Department throughout the year in the light of progress across the programme generally. There is regular contact between my Department and housing authorities in order to try to ensure maximum progress and drawdown.
The amount drawn down by housing authorities to date in 2019 for Traveller-specific accommodation is set out in the following table.
LOCAL AUTHORITY |
Drawdown 2019 (to date) € |
CARLOW |
- |
CAVAN |
- |
CLARE |
326,000 |
CORK CITY |
- |
CORK COUNTY |
167,000 |
DONEGAL |
- |
DUBLIN CITY |
174,000 |
DUN LAOGHAIRE-R.DOWN |
- |
FINGAL |
11,000 |
SOUTH DUBLIN |
107,000 |
GALWAY CITY |
- |
GALWAY COUNTY |
72,000 |
KERRY |
- |
KILDARE |
- |
KILKENNY |
171,000 |
LAOIS |
- |
LEITRIM |
- |
LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY |
346,000 |
LONGFORD |
- |
LOUTH |
- |
MAYO |
- |
MEATH |
78,000 |
MONAGHAN |
- |
OFFALY |
139,000 |
ROSCOMMON |
- |
SLIGO |
197,000 |
TIPPERARY |
- |
WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY |
54,000 |
WESTMEATH |
- |
WEXFORD |
- |
WICKLOW |
- |
|
|
TOTAL |
1,842,000 |