Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
2971. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant units returned to the housing stock for each local authority in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for same in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount of funding paid to each local authority to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34417/19]
View answerMy Department does not hold details of all housing units returned to use by local authorities in 2018 and 2019 as, given that they own around 130,000 such properties, local authorities are dealing continuously with the re-letting of properties as tenants move in and out on an ongoing basis.
My Department does recognise through the Voids Programme, that over and above normal property re-lets, an amount of vacant social homes are in need of far greater levels of repair. The following table sets out the number of local authority dwellings that were brought back to use during 2018 and in quarter 1 of 2019, with funding provided through the Voids Programme. The data shown for 2019 in respect of both units returned and funding provided, does not necessarily represent the full extent of activity under the Programme by individual local authorities, as some will have refurbished and re-let properties but have not, as yet, submitted details to my Department for funding drawdown.
|
Local Authority |
Units returned in 2018 |
Funding drawn down 2018 |
Units reported as returned for Q1 2019 |
Funding drawn down in Q1 2019 |
|
Carlow |
38 |
€555,874 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
14 |
€270,779 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare |
43 |
€906,400 |
22 |
€1,234,475 |
|
Cork City |
74 |
€820,190 |
69 |
€586,109 |
|
Cork County |
205 |
€4,351,122 |
19 |
€629,743 |
|
Donegal |
86 |
€969,585 |
5 |
€194,575 |
|
Dublin City |
495 |
€8,299,452 |
50 |
€831,704 |
|
Fingal |
48 |
€589,150 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Dublin |
61 |
€574,589 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
50 |
€436,845 |
0 |
0 |
|
Galway City |
3* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Galway County |
45 |
€763,853 |
19 |
€223,406 |
|
Kerry |
98 |
€1,132,446 |
24 |
€242,603 |
|
Kildare |
27 |
€639,867 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
15 |
€212,293 |
0 |
0 |
|
Laois |
12 |
€97,688 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
30 |
€387,427 |
12 |
€141,649 |
|
Limerick |
24 |
€272,177 |
0 |
0 |
|
Longford |
3 |
€67,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louth |
13 |
€166,794 |
2 |
€36,713 |
|
Mayo |
20 |
204,474 |
0 |
0 |
|
Meath |
59 |
€836,941 |
0 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
52 |
€496,283 |
13 |
€110,638 |
|
Offaly |
10 |
€102,929 |
7 |
€102,575 |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
€22,600 |
0 |
€18,726 |
|
Sligo |
100 |
€1,650,283 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
63 |
€771,582 |
17 |
€265,686 |
|
Waterford |
20* |
0 |
4 |
€187,015 |
|
Westmeath |
23 |
€207,845 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
8* |
0 |
13 |
€252,968 |
|
Wicklow |
24 |
€452,145 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
1,765 |
€26,259,113 |
276 |
€5,058,585 |
* In the case of certain local authorities, properties were remediated under the Programme in 2018 but funding drawdowns were only completed in early 2019.
