I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 and 352 together.
Since 2014, Exchequer funding has been provided through my Department's Voids Programme to support local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. Some 16,102 vacant social housing homes were returned to productive use in the period 2014-2020. This figure does not include homes which were returned to productive use by local authorities using funding from their own resources.
Between 2014 and 2020, Exchequer funding of approximately €228.7 million was provided, supporting local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting.
The table below provides the full breakdown by local authority of the units and funding provided by my Department during this time:
|
Units Returned in 2014
|
Funding 2014
|
Units Returned in 2015
|
Funding 2015
|
Units Returned in 2016
|
Funding 2016
|
Units Returned in 2017
|
Funding 2017
|
Units Returned in 2018
|
Funding 2018
|
Units Returned in 2019
|
Funding 2019
|
Units Returned in 2020
|
Funding 2020
|
Units Returned 2014 - 2020
|
Funding 2014 - 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carlow
|
42
|
€325,111
|
28
|
€300,650
|
8
|
€69,450
|
8
|
€91,750
|
38
|
€555,874
|
14
|
€219,500
|
33
|
€708,145
|
171
|
€2,270,480
|
Cavan
|
23
|
€349,137
|
28
|
€307,018
|
32
|
€307,530
|
31
|
€303,112
|
14
|
€270,779
|
9
|
€117,161
|
64
|
€1,045,638
|
201
|
€2,700,375
|
Clare
|
65
|
€995,831
|
96
|
€1,472,533
|
79
|
€1,329,700
|
47
|
€966,203
|
43
|
€906,400
|
62
|
€2,194,139
|
77
|
€1,541,011
|
469
|
€9,405,817
|
Cork City
|
212
|
€2,872,028
|
281
|
€4,522,819
|
263
|
€6,812,333
|
81
|
€1,485,357
|
74
|
€820,190
|
69
|
€586,109
|
340
|
€5,872,791
|
1,320
|
€22,971,628
|
Cork County
|
155
|
€1,539,363
|
199
|
€2,091,578
|
98
|
€1,270,488
|
48
|
€1,130,977
|
205
|
€4,351,122
|
70
|
€1,653,333
|
189
|
€3,907,947
|
964
|
€15,944,808
|
Donegal
|
167
|
€919,797
|
146
|
€1,003,576
|
89
|
€986,690
|
168
|
€1,866,898
|
86
|
€969,585
|
43
|
€657,775
|
140
|
€1,131,879
|
839
|
€7,536,200
|
Dublin City^
|
499
|
€6,163,465
|
808
|
€11,635,088
|
575
|
€8,757,848
|
543
|
€8,520,549
|
495
|
€8,299,452
|
495
|
€12,137,116
|
556
|
€10,606,565
|
3,971
|
€66,120,083
|
Fingal
|
163
|
€1,938,780
|
139
|
€1,624,632
|
147
|
€1,725,774
|
121
|
€1,329,300
|
48
|
€589,150
|
22
|
€219,738
|
320
|
€3,800,289
|
960
|
€11,227,663
|
South Dublin
|
87
|
€627,407
|
27
|
€216,838
|
81
|
€703,736
|
87
|
€718,446
|
61
|
€574,589
|
89
|
€914,084
|
270
|
€2,946,175
|
702
|
€6,701,276
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
5
|
€89,896
|
24
|
€262,768
|
19
|
€183,092
|
31
|
€283,531
|
50
|
€436,845
|
83
|
€778,172
|
43
|
€1,554,659
|
255
|
€3,588,964
|
Galway City
|
26
|
€474,050
|
25
|
€222,025
|
29
|
€346,650
|
11
|
€124,150
|
3
|
€0
|
3
|
€29,590
|
91
|
€974,607
|
188
|
€2,171,072
|
Galway County
|
76
|
€958,263
|
59
|
€705,347
|
37
|
€472,552
|
37
|
€401,159
|
45
|
€763,853
|
39
|
€462,756
|
61
|
€761,894
|
354
|
€4,525,824
|
Kerry
|
79
|
€718,938
|
127
|
€884,736
|
90
|
€917,549
|
90
|
€1,101,143
|
98
|
€1,132,446
|
61
|
€635,306
|
88
|
€1,474,892
|
633
|
€6,865,010
|
Kildare
|
49
|
€503,463
|
20
|
€359,808
|
24
|
€485,130
|
8
|
€205,960
|
27
|
€639,867
|
11
|
€157,429
|
90
|
€1,849,880
|
229
|
€4,201,537
|
Kilkenny
|
25
|
€484,430
|
23
|
€381,639
|
14
|
€351,278
|
16
|
€307,749
|
15
|
€212,293
|
13
|
€157,130
|
60
|
€632,470
|
166
|
€2,526,989
|
Laois
|
43
|
€257,014
|
12
|
€61,228
|
12
|
€97,053
|
4
|
€33,170
|
12
|
€97,688
|
23
|
€204,617
|
71
|
€675,592
|
177
|
€1,426,361
|
Leitrim
|
15
|
€229,072
|
9
|
€177,473
|
51
|
€712,404
|
0
|
€0
|
30
|
€387,427
|
22
|
€269,262
|
27
|
€257,652
|
154
|
€2,033,290
|
Limerick
|
94
|
€915,969
|
52
|
€500,689
|
18
|
€384,250
|
13
|
€215,520
|
24
|
€272,177
|
75
|
€1,439,616
|
117
|
€2,774,556
|
393
|
€6,502,776
|
Longford
|
16
|
€313,250
|
22
|
€426,535
|
23
|
€506,705
|
0
|
€0
|
3
|
€67,500
|
19
|
€276,465
|
71
|
€2,114,363
|
154
|
€3,704,818
|
Louth
|
14
|
€113,620
|
21
|
€292,279
|
8
|
€91,523
|
7
|
€83,518
|
13
|
€166,794
|
5
|
€72,053
|
94
|
€885,943
|
162
|
€1,705,730
|
Mayo
|
79
|
€464,508
|
174
|
€292,100
|
25
|
€233,089
|
22
|
€261,986
|
20
|
€204,474
|
5
|
€15,664
|
70
|
€773,638
|
395
|
€2,245,459
|
Meath
|
59
|
€1,037,501
|
54
|
€855,565
|
76
|
€1,435,700
|
52
|
€769,005
|
59
|
€836,941
|
22
|
€303,197
|
146
|
€2,203,939
|
468
|
€7,441,848
|
Monaghan
|
21
|
€92,751
|
13
|
€100,502
|
47
|
€667,944
|
38
|
€505,254
|
52
|
€496,283
|
13
|
€110,638
|
44
|
€427,980
|
228
|
€2,401,352
|
Offaly
|
30
|
€514,000
|
55
|
€551,532
|
53
|
€846,198
|
7
|
€107,792
|
10
|
€102,929
|
18
|
€228,253
|
36
|
€500,564
|
209
|
€2,851,268
|
Roscommon
|
34
|
€224,028
|
36
|
€258,773
|
80
|
€808,612
|
3
|
€44,324
|
2
|
€22,600
|
2
|
€49,094
|
44
|
€379,534
|
201
|
€1,786,965
|
Sligo
|
29
|
€311,648
|
39
|
€439,924
|
68
|
€1,097,909
|
40
|
€909,395
|
100
|
€1,650,283
|
40
|
€476,358
|
59
|
€1,006,483
|
375
|
€5,892,000
|
Tipperary
|
86
|
€935,801
|
115
|
€1,299,180
|
102
|
€1,204,318
|
107
|
€1,324,604
|
63
|
€771,582
|
72
|
€937,644
|
131
|
€1,737,504
|
676
|
€8,210,634
|
Waterford
|
32
|
€605,428
|
56
|
€488,724
|
90
|
€1,135,973
|
52
|
€574,309
|
20
|
€0
|
55
|
€608,714
|
93
|
€1,758,663
|
398
|
€5,171,811
|
Westmeath
|
56
|
€369,518
|
74
|
€650,813
|
43
|
€436,062
|
40
|
€329,113
|
23
|
€207,845
|
7
|
€71,893
|
31
|
€471,394
|
274
|
€2,536,638
|
Wexford
|
20
|
€316,307
|
24
|
€294,811
|
17
|
€167,007
|
34
|
€428,015
|
8
|
€0
|
29
|
€449,690
|
44
|
€497,319
|
176
|
€2,153,149
|
Wicklow
|
32
|
€650,204
|
43
|
€857,499
|
10
|
€245,887
|
11
|
€276,778
|
24
|
€452,145
|
13
|
€235,309
|
107
|
€1,179,514
|
240
|
€3,897,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,333
|
€26,310,579
|
2,829
|
€33,538,680
|
2,308
|
€34,790,434
|
1,757
|
€24,699,067
|
1,765
|
€26,259,113
|
1,503
|
€26,667,805
|
3,607
|
€56,453,481
|
16,102
|
€228,719,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
My Department announced earlier this year that funding will be provided for the refurbishment and re-letting of approximately 3,000 social homes this year. Each local authority has been allocated a number of properties and work in this regard is well underway. Full details in relation to the 2021 programme will be available early in 2022.