Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
436. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding or public money is allocated to an organisation (details supplied); and if so, if a breakdown of same in each of the past five years will be provided. [22297/20]
View answerThere are a range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing supports in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). The funding is provided directly to local authorities, who in turn, advance the funding to AHBs, as appropriate.
Sue Ryder Homes are provided by the Sue Ryder Foundation, which receives funding from local authorities, as an approved AHB, for the delivery of social housing supports. In this regard the funding provided over the last 5 years is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Funding €m* |
|
2016 |
0.29 |
|
2017 |
0.30 |
|
2018 |
0.29 |
|
2019 |
0.47 |
|
2020 (to 31/8) |
0.26 |
*As a breakdown of Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) payments by local authorities to individual AHBs prior to 2019 is not held by my Department, expenditure in the years prior to 2019 does not include payments made under that Scheme.
