Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
320. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount and breakdown of funding allocated by his Department to housing bodies (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44649/20]
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 my Department directly to local authorities, who in turn, advance the funding to AHBs, as appropriate.
The four organisations detailed by the Deputy are Approved Housing Bodies and each organisation receives funding from local authorities, as an approved AHB, for the delivery of social housing supports, under the various capital and current housing programmes.
In respect of homelessness expenditure, financial reports from each of the regional fora, setting out total expenditure on homeless services, including those services provided through the non-government sector, are published on my Department’s website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data
In addition to the funding provided for homeless services, my Department also provides funding for programmes such as the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme, the Capital Advance Leasing Facility, the Capital Assistance Scheme, the Repair and Leasing Scheme and the provision of emergency accommodation. In this regard the funding provided over the last five years to the specified AHBs for these programmes is set out in the table below.
|
Approved Housing Body |
2015 €m |
2016 €m |
2017 €m |
2018 €m |
2019 €m |
|
Fr. Peter McVerry Trust |
1.1 |
1.08 |
4.5 |
6.76 |
8.48 |
|
Focus Ireland |
6.15 |
3.99 |
4.22 |
10.9 |
12.60 |
|
De Paul Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dublin Simon |
0 |
5.73 |
9.49 |
5.40 |
1.48 |
