Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022

Written Answers Nos. 554-573

Traveller Accommodation

Questions (554)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

554. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Traveller specific units of accommodation provided in 2021, by local authority in tabular form. [1879/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist local authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding.

Traveller-specific projects and developments are focused on group housing schemes and halting sites. This includes meeting Traveller-specific housing needs through a range of mechanisms, including the provision of mobiles and caravans; the provision and refurbishment of halting sites; the provision, refurbishment and extension of group housing and the return to use of vacant group housing.  

In 2021, the Traveller accommodation budget delivered new group housing, refurbishment of exisiting halting sites and group housing, fire safety works on sites and acquistions (where acquisition is the solution to a specific need identified). A new Caravan Loan Scheme was piloted in 2021, the results of which are currently under review.

The following tables provide information on the number of new units and major refurbishments completed in 2021, including by local authority. It does not, however, reflect the full extent of local authorities efforts to improve existing Traveller accommodation during 2021, provide Social Housing units to Traveller families where requested, or the work undertaken to help prevent, limit and minimise the effects of the pandemic:

Halting Sites –New Units	18
Halting Sites – Major Refurb	5
Group Housing – Major Refurb	10
Mobiles	2
Acquisitions	15
Covid Mobiles	16
Caravan Loan Scheme	3
Special Grant*	1
Total	70

*   A special grant of €3,810 payable to Travellers for the first time purchase of a house; or 10% of the cost up to a maximum of €640, to a Traveller family who are purchasing a caravan for the first time.

In addition to the units provided  from the Traveller-specific budget the Department provided funding to CENA, a Traveller AHB, through the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for the acquisition of 3 properties for Traveller families in 2021.

Local Authorities

Questions (555)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

555. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social housing targets for each local authority in each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [1880/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. The annual targets include the delivery of 88,400 new social homes and 53,800 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. 

In September 2021, I issued individual targets to each local authority for the delivery of social housing through new build and long-term leasing. The table below includes details of the targets for each local authority. 

 targets for each local authority.

Housing Provision

Questions (556)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

556. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the regulations governing the affordable rental and purchase schemes will be published; and if he will provide a summary of such regulations published to date. [1920/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Affordable Housing Act 2021 sets out the policy framework for how the Affordable Purchase and Cost Rental sectors operate in Ireland. 

In relation to affordable purchase, Housing for All confirms the introduction of two new affordable purchase schemes. The first will see the delivery of affordable homes by local authorities. The second will see the introduction of a 'First Home' affordable purchase shared equity scheme for homes in private developments. Both of these schemes are primarily focused on supporting first-time buyers purchasing newly-built homes. In terms of eligibility, they will be targeted at households constrained by the maximum mortgage and deposit available to them. 

Via the provision of equity support, these schemes will bridge the gap between the market value and the household’s mortgage capacity. The equity support can subsequently be redeemed at any time at the homeowner’s discretion, or remain outstanding until the home is sold or passed on. Regulations under this Act covering the Local Authority Affordable Purchase scheme are currently being finalised and will be published in the near future. 

In relation to Cost Rental, to date I have made three sets of regulations that expand on the policy framework for this new sector as set out in Part 3 of the Affordable Housing Act. On 19 August 2021 I made the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Designation) Regulations 2021, which came into effect that day. These Regulations govern the process by which the owners of dwellings may obtain the designation of their properties as Cost Rental dwellings. 

On 23 December 2021, I made two further sets of regulations concerning Cost Rental, the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Letting and Eligibility) Regulations 2021 and the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Rent Setting) Regulations 2021, which both came into effect on 1 January 2022.  

The Cost Rental Letting and Eligibility Regulations prescribe how landlords of cost rental dwellings should advertise vacancies in such properties and how interested parties can express an interest in leasing these homes. The Regulations also set out the main eligibility condition for leasing a cost rental dwelling, which is that a household’s annual income, less income tax, PRSI, USC and superannuation contributions, must not be greater than €53,000. In cases where the number of applicants exceed the number of available homes, an independently-verifiable lottery will be utilised to select applicants. Landlords should ensure that each property is suitably sized to meet a household’s needs based on the number of occupants and that the tenants selected in the lottery meet the income eligibility criteria. 

The Cost Rental Rent Setting Regulations prescribe additional detail and relevant formulae in order to set out how rent reviews under Cost Rental work in practice. Rents can be reviewed annually in line with the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), with formulae set out for how reviews should be undertaken in three specific circumstances: the first rent in any tenancy, the first review of this rent and all subsequent reviews of this rent. All rents calculated are maximum rents, meaning landlords are free to charge the tenant less than this should they so wish.

Housing Schemes

Questions (557)

Cian O'Callaghan

Question:

557. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the State expenditure on housing assistance payment in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1938/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate form of social housing support for people with a long-term housing need. Any household assessed by their local authority as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP. These households must find their own accommodation in the private rental sector.

The HAP scheme started in 2014. At the end of Quarter 3 2021, 97,600 HAP tenancies had been set up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 62,300 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 33,600 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme.

The table below shows total expenditure by my Department for the HAP scheme for each year from 2015 to the end of 2021:

Year	No. of local authorities operating HAP scheme	Outturn €m
2015	18	15.6
2016	28	57.7
2017	31	152.7
2018	31	276.6
2019	31	382.4
2020	31	464.7
2021	31	541.7

Question No. 558 answered with Question No. 508.

Septic Tanks

Questions (559, 560)

Alan Dillon

Question:

559. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections carried out by a local authority (details supplied) on septic tanks over the past three years; the efforts that have taken place to ensure that Covid-19 has not resulted in a detrimental decrease in the number of inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/22]

Alan Dillon

Question:

560. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the types of grant aid available to households in cases in which a septic tank has failed an inspection by a local authority; if consideration is being given to extending potential grant aid for repairs in circumstances in which an immediate environmental risk is evident outside the inspection process by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

I propose to take Questions Nos. 559 and 560 together.

Section 70K of the Water Services Act 2007 (as amended) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare a national inspection plan with regard to the inspection and monitoring of domestic waste water treatment systems, and authorises the water authorities to implement the plan including arranging for inspections. 

The EPA publishes an annual report on inspections, the latest report for 2020 can be found on the EPA's website at the link below, which may be helpful to the Deputy. www.epa.ie/publications/compliance--enforcement/waste-water/-domestic-waste-water-treatment-system-inspections-2020.php

The Deputy may also wish to contact the local authority mentioned in the details supplied for further information in relation to his request.

Under the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012, the owner of a domestic waste water treatment system is responsible for its maintenance and renewal and shall ensure that its parts and components are fit for purpose, operational where appropriate and kept in good order and repair so as to prevent a risk to human health or the environment.

My Department provides financial assistance towards the remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or the replacement of a domestic waste water treatment system under new and revised grant schemes which launched in June 2020. The schemes are focused on areas of greatest environmental priority rather than general in application. This is in line with Government Policy which is framed in the context of meeting relevant obligations under legislation. The grant schemes are administered by the local authorities on behalf of my Department and details of the Terms and Conditions for each scheme can be found on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/6cc1e-domestic-waste-water-treatment-systems-septic-tanks/?referrer=http://www.housing.gov.ie/water/water-quality/domestic-waste-water-systemsseptic-tanks/domestic-waste-water-treatment-1 

The types of grant aid available to households, subject to all relevant eligibility criteria being met, are as follows:

- Grants for treatment systems where the system has failed an inspection by a local authority under the Environmental Protection Agency's National Inspection Plan.

- Grants for treatment systems in Prioritised Areas for Action as outlined in the River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021.

- Grants for treatment systems in High Status Objective Catchment Areas as outlined in the River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021.

The maximum grant payable in each case is 85% of approved costs, up to a maximum of €5,000.

Question No. 560 answered with Question No. 559.

Septic Tanks

Questions (561)

Alan Dillon

Question:

561. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the agencies within his aegis provide grant aid for the repair of septic tanks in cases in which an immediate environmental risk is evident; if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken in terms of environmental clean-up costs versus increasing the provision of grant aid to boost the number of repairs to septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Under the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012, the owner of a domestic waste water treatment system is responsible for its maintenance and renewal and shall ensure that its parts and components are fit for purpose, operational where appropriate and kept in good order and repair so as to prevent a risk to human health or the environment.

My Department provides financial assistance towards the remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or the replacement of a domestic waste water treatment system under new and revised grant schemes which launched in June 2020. The schemes are focused on areas of greatest environmental priority rather than general in application. This is in line with Government Policy which is framed in the context of meeting relevant obligations under legislation.

The grant schemes are administered by the local authorities on behalf of my Department and details of the Terms and Conditions for each scheme can be found on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/6cc1e-domestic-waste-water-treatment-systems-septic-tanks/?referrer=http://www.housing.gov.ie/water/water-quality/domestic-waste-water-systemsseptic-tanks/domestic-waste-water-treatment-1 

During the grant development process, my Department engaged with key stakeholders through the Rural Water Working Group in determining the necessary costings, estimates and terms and conditions required for the new and revised grant schemes and therefore a specific cost benefit analysis was not commissioned.

As part of its work, the Working Group proposed a suite of recommendations to the Minister, which were subsequently approved. The revisions expanded the financial support available towards qualifying works on domestic waste water treatment systems in response to the significant and evolving environmental pressures coming from such systems.

The organisations that are represented on the Working Group are: the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; the Department of Rural and Community Development; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Health Service Executive; the National Federation of Group Water Schemes; and the County and City Management Association.

Foreshore Issues

Questions (562)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

562. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a foreshore licence will issue to club (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the licence will commence from date of issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1974/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has approved the granting of a State Property Lease, pursuant to the State Property Act 1954 (as amended), to Callinafercy Rowing Club for a term of 35 years.

The Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO) and legal representatives, acting on behalf of the Club are currently finalising the content and terms of the lease in this regard.

Question No. 563 answered with Question No. 520.

Question No. 564 answered with Question No. 515.

Housing Schemes

Questions (565)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

565. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the National Homeless Action Committee; the membership of same; the terms of reference; the number of meetings to date; and if the invites of the group will be published on the website of his Department. [1988/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Housing for All recognises that reducing and preventing homelessness is a top priority for the Government. The Plan also recognises the criticality of the interagency supports required to address the complex combination of social, health and economic needs of homeless persons and those at risk of homelessness, in addition to their specific housing need. In that context, Housing for All commits to establishing a new National Homeless Action Committee.

In line with this commitment, the National Homeless Action Committee (NHAC) was established in Q4 2021.  The first meeting took place on 20 December 2021. The work of the group is informed by Housing for All and is tasked with overseeing the interagency actions set out in this Plan. The overarching objective of the group is to ensure that a renewed emphasis is brought to collaborating across Government to implement actions in the Plan, along with bringing better coherence and coordination of homeless-related services in delivering policy measures and actions to address homelessness.

The purpose of NHAC’s Terms of Reference is to clearly define the objectives and functions of the group. These Terms mirror the overall objectives set out in Housing for All along with its key actions. The Terms of Reference were discussed and agreed at the inaugural meeting.

NHAC comprises representatives from the following Government Departments, agencies and bodies:

- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

- Department of Justice

- Department of the Taoiseach

- Department of Health

- Department of Social Protection

- Department of Education

- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

- The Housing Agency

- County and City Management Association

- Dublin Region Homeless Executive

- Health Service Executive

- Tusla

- Threshold

- Focus Ireland

- Peter McVerry Trust

- DePaul

- Society of St. Vincent de Paul

- Dublin Simon

- Simon Communities of Ireland

- Crosscare

It is planned that meetings of NHAC will take place quarterly, with the second meeting due to be held in the coming month. Details in respect of the Committee and a note of its meetings will be published on my Department’s website on an ongoing basis.

Housing Schemes

Questions (566)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

566. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the targets and the delivery data of Housing First tenancies from 2018 to 2021 as per the first Housing First action plan in tabular form. [1989/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Housing First enables homeless individuals with high levels of complex needs to obtain permanent secure accommodation with the provision of intensive housing and health supports to help them maintain their tenancies.

The first National Implementation Plan for Housing First, published in September 2018, which put the programme on a national footing, was designed to provide this response, by delivering permanent housing solutions and associated supports for rough sleepers and long-term users of emergency accommodation. It extended the delivery of Housing First nationally and included an overall target of 663 tenancies for the period 2018-2021.

Housing for All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland committed to the further expansion of Housing First. A new National Implementation Plan, which provided for a further 1,319 tenancies covering the period 2022-2026, was published in December 2021.

Data on the number of Housing First tenancies created are published every three months as part of my Department's Homeless Quarterly Progress Reports.

The table below provides details on the number of tenancies created over the period of the first National Implementation Plan to the end of Q3 2021.  Details on the number of tenancies created in Q4 2021 will be published at the end of January 2022.

 

Year	2018	2019	2020	To end Q3 2021	Total number created	Target under National Implementation Plan 2018-2021
Tenancies created	92	189	241	173	695	663

Rental Sector

Questions (567)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

567. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to enact the deposit retention scheme passed into law in 2015. [1990/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provided for, among other things, the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board. However, there have been significant changes in the rental market since the 2015 scheme was first envisaged and designed. For example, the 2015 scheme was intended to be financed by the interest payable on deposits lodged; this is no longer viable, given the current financial market conditions.

The Programme for Government and Housing for All – a new Housing Plan for Ireland includes an action to examine the creation of a system of holding rental deposits, informed by international experience, by Q2 2023 and my Department is currently considering how best to achieve this.

Section 7 of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 inserts a new section 19B into the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 which applies to tenancies created on or after 9 August 2021, to restrict the total amount that a tenant is required to pay to a landlord by way of a deposit or an advance rent payment to secure a tenancy to no more than the equivalent of 2 months’ rent (i.e. any deposit cannot exceed 1 month’s rent and any advance rent payment cannot exceed 1 month’s rent). A restriction of the equivalent of 1 month’s rent is also placed on the amount that a tenant is obliged to pay as a regular advance rent payment to a landlord during a tenancy. These measures are intended to greatly reduce any financial exposure to tenants, on foot of paying such restricted upfront payments.

Rental Sector

Questions (568)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a progress report on the target for 25% of private rental tenancies to be inspected annually under the commitment outlined in Housing for All will be provided; the percentage of private rental properties that were inspected in 2021; and the expectation for 2022. [1992/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light and safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these regulations. Responsibility for the enforcement of the Regulations rests with the relevant local authority.

Housing for All sets a target for the inspection of rental properties, which is 25% of all private residential tenancies. A total of €10 million in Exchequer funding is being made available to local authorities this year to help them meet their targets.

Full-year rental inspection data is routinely published on an annual basis on my Department's website at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/da3fe-private-housing-market-statistics/

Data in respect of 2021 has been requested by my Department from the local authorities. It will be processed and made available online shortly. It is of course likely that the number of inspections carried out in 2021 will reflect the fact that, in accordance with public health guidelines, and in order to protect tenants, landlords and inspectors, inspections were not permitted for a prolonged period in 2021. 

Since Housing for All was launched in September 2021, officials in my Department have met separately at a senior level with all 31 local authorities to discuss their local authority’s inspection performance to date and the effort required to reach their Housing for All target in 2022.

My officials are now in the process of writing to all 31 local authority Chief Executives advising of the precise 2022 rental inspections target for their local authority areas, based on Residential Tenancy Board tenancy data, and asking them to submit detailed implementation plans, outlining how they intend to achieve their targets. My Department will work closely throughout the year with the sector to support the achievement of these targets.

Housing Schemes

Questions (569)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

569. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social housing units, that is, new builds and acquisitions, delivered from 2016 to 2021 by housing size, that is, one bed, two bed, three bed and so on in tabular form. [1993/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Q3 2021 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/. Details on the size of the units delivered are not available in my Department. This information may be available from individual local authorities.

Housing Policy

Questions (570)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

570. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Housing for All commitment to develop a new youth homeless strategy. [1994/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Supporting individuals and families facing homelessness is a key Government priority. Housing for All details how the Government is approaching this challenge, and includes a commitment to develop a Youth Homelessness Strategy.  Preparing this strategy will involve co-operation and co-ordination between myself and my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. 

Key operational elements in the provision of supports to young people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, fall within the responsibility of a range of agencies and stakeholder bodies.In that context, Housing for All commits to establishing a new National Homeless Action Committee. This is a cross-governmental, inter-agency and stakeholder group to ensure better coherence and coordination of homeless related services in delivering policy measures and actions. In line with this commitment, the National Homeless Action Committee was established in Q4 2021 and the first meeting took place 20 December 2021.  The Committee has identified the Youth Homelessness Strategy as one of its first areas for action.   I expect that work on the Strategy will continue throughout the first quarter of 2022.

Public Private Partnerships

Questions (571)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

571. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the increased use of public private partnerships in the period from 2022 to 2025. [1995/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Building on the successful model of social housing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) introduced in recent years, which will deliver in the region of 1,500 social homes across 3 bundles nationally, my Department will increase the use of PPPs to deliver social housing under Housing for All.  

The PPP model provides a delivery structure whereby social housing units remain in State ownership throughout.  The new PPPs will initially be focussed in Dublin and the Greater Dublin area where the greatest level of need exists, to support the acceleration of delivery from current levels to the levels required under Housing for All.  The PPPs will be delivered in partnership with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) and experienced tenancy management service providers such as the Approved Housing Bodies, who will provide the required management services for the PPP developments over the operating period.

My Department is actively working with relevant stakeholders including the NDFA, the Housing Delivery and Co-ordination Office and Dublin City Council who will lead on Bundle 4 of the Programme.  A call to all other local authorities for suitable sites to progress PPP projects in their area, will be issuing shortly.

Housing Schemes

Questions (572)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

572. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his proposed reforms of the mortgage to rent scheme. [1996/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of commercial lending institutions and is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves.  In addition, the household must be deemed eligible for social housing support.  To the end of September 2021, 1497 households with unsustainable private mortgages had completed the MTR process and 850 active cases are currently being progressed under the scheme. 

As outlined in Housing For All, it is the Government's intention to strengthen the MTR Scheme to ensure that it is helping those that need it, with delivery of an average of 1,000 housing solutions every year from 2022 onwards.  I have finalised the review of the Mortgage To Rent scheme and I expect to publish it later this month.

Local Authorities

Questions (573)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

573. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total drawdown of Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund funding in 2021, by project and amount. [1997/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The objective of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is to provide public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages. This enables the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites in Dublin and in urban areas of high demand. LIHAF is designed to specifically address the issue of housing supply, a crucial factor in terms of moderating house prices. Infrastructure being funded under LIHAF includes access roads, distributor roads, link roads, road improvements, roundabouts, bridges and parks.

In 2017, grant agreements for 30 approved projects were signed between my Department and local authorities. The total cost of these 30 projects is €200 million, of which €150 million will be funded by my Department and local authorities will fund €50 million.  The table below outlines the local authorities who drew down funds from the LIHAF in 2021 by project and amount.

 

Local   Authority	Project name	Total LIHAF funds drawn down in 2021
Clare	Claureen, Ennis	€39,225.00
Cork City	Old Whitechurch Road	€184,991.44
Cork City	South Docks	€2,651,633.23
Cork City	Glanmire	€145,600.40
Cork County	Midleton (Water-rock)	€193,857.81
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	Cherrywood	€429,340.00
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	Woodbrook Shanganagh	€30,000.00
Fingal	Baldoyle Stapolin	€3,126,890.49
Kildare	Maynooth	€249,071.14
Kilkenny	Western Environs	€594,388.02
Limerick	Mungret	€269,943.61
Louth	Newtown, Drogheda	€285.86
Louth	Mount Avenue Dundalk	€22,239.80
Meath	Ratoath	€890,617.17
Meath	Farganstown, Navan	€174,958.24
South Dublin	Kilcarbery/Corkagh Grange	€802,556.79
South Dublin	Clonburris SDZ	€2,439.50
South Dublin	Adamstown	€5,983,279.32
Waterford City and County Council	Kilbarry	€253,818.14
Westmeath	Brawny Road, Athlone	€60,000.00
Total		€16,105,135.96