Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2020

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Questions (243)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount requested from counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath from the repair and lease scheme and buy and renew scheme since January 2018 to date in 2020; and the number of private properties that have been bought by local authorities to rehouse persons in these counties through the repair and lease and the buy and renew schemes in tabular form. [39327/20]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) and the Buy & Renew Scheme (B&R) are complementary schemes which were developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in vacant dwellings.

Delivery and funding data for the period 2017-2020, for both schemes, in relation to Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath county councils is set out below. The allocation of dwellings delivered under RLS and B&R is a matter for the relevant local authority.

Table: B&R and RLS Delivery and Funding 2017-2020

LA	B&R Units Delivered	B&R Funding Provided	RLS Units Delivered	RLS Funding Provided
Cavan	1	€0.174m	0	0
Longford	10	€0.600m	6	€28,768
Louth	83	€12.40m	1	€40,000
Meath	51	€10.93m	1	€8,698
Monaghan	19	€2.561m	5	€45,000
Westmeath	3	€0.299m	1	€35,000