Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020
386. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding drawn down by Kildare County Council for regeneration projects in each of the years 2014 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35209/20]
View answerMy Department provides funding to local authorities to support a broad range of housing programmes, including the delivery of new social homes through build, acquisition and leasing and programmes which support maintenance, upgrades and improvement works to existing social housing stock.
No social housing areas in Kildare are part of the current social housing regeneration programme, however my Department continues to support the local authority in the rejuvenation and restoration of their social housing stock. My Department is currently supporting a major refurbishment and new build social housing scheme at St. Patricks Park, Rathangan. Also, this year I have approved ca. €2 million under the Voids programme to assist Kildare County Council in returning over 120 social homes to productive use as quickly as possible.
Overall, my Department has supported Kildare County Council in delivering an ambitious social housing capital programme over the past 6 years, with the following funding totals for both new delivery and stock improvement:
- 2014 - €9.13m
- 2015 - €17.87m
- 2016 - €28.25m
- 2017 - €44.80m
- 2018 - €74.56m
- 2019 - €127.33m
- 2020 (to end Oct) - €49.87m.
