Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
751. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications under the domestic lead remediation grant scheme since its introduction in 2016, per local authority, in tabular form. [27950/23]
View answerThe Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme is a demand-led grant scheme to assist households with the cost of replacing lead piping or related fittings located within the internal drinking water distribution system of the house.
The table below sets out the number of applications (households benefiting) and the amounts paid by my Department to local authorities under the scheme by year from 2016 to the end of May 2023.
|
Year |
Local authority |
Number of applications (households benefiting) |
Amount paid(€) |
|
2016 |
Galway City |
2 |
6,480 |
|
Sligo |
1 |
1,200 |
|
|
Total |
3 |
7,680 |
|
|
2017 |
Cork |
3 |
6,421 |
|
Cork City |
1 |
681 |
|
|
Dublin City |
12 |
17,139 |
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
1 |
864 |
|
|
Galway City |
7 |
12,809 |
|
|
Kerry |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
3,087 |
|
|
Laois |
2 |
4,630 |
|
|
Limerick |
16 |
60,710 |
|
|
Louth |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Tipperary |
3 |
6,783 |
|
|
Waterford |
4 |
10,524 |
|
|
Total |
52 |
131,648 |
|
|
2018 |
Galway |
4 |
7,886 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
1,532 |
|
|
Limerick |
6 |
23,563 |
|
|
Mayo |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Meath |
1 |
3,200 |
|
|
Offaly |
2 |
5,560 |
|
|
Wexford |
1 |
1,376 |
|
|
Total |
16 |
47,116 |
|
|
2019 |
Carlow |
1 |
3,715 |
|
Cork City |
4 |
10,690 |
|
|
Dublin City |
11 |
16,416 |
|
|
Galway City |
1 |
2,906 |
|
|
Kerry |
2 |
3,858 |
|
|
Laois |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Limerick |
6 |
18,753 |
|
|
Louth |
1 |
2,977 |
|
|
Roscommon |
1 |
1,616 |
|
|
Sligo |
1 |
323 |
|
|
South Dublin |
1 |
1,646 |
|
|
Tipperary |
2 |
7,950 |
|
|
Total |
32 |
74,849 |
|
|
2020 |
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
1 |
1,725 |
|
Galway |
1 |
2,770 |
|
|
Kerry |
1 |
1,200 |
|
|
Laois |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Limerick |
1 |
1,275 |
|
|
Louth |
1 |
1,896 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
12,866 |
|
|
2021 |
Cork City |
3 |
8,450 |
|
Dublin City |
20 |
37,472 |
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Galway City |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
600 |
|
|
Limerick |
3 |
11,900 |
|
|
Tipperary |
1 |
4,000 |
|
|
Waterford |
3 |
3,953 |
|
|
Total |
33 |
74,374 |
|
|
2022 |
Cork City |
1 |
2,157 |
|
Dublin City |
7 |
9,457 |
|
|
Limerick |
2 |
6,418 |
|
|
Mayo |
1 |
1,861 |
|
|
Offaly |
1 |
3,496 |
|
|
Total |
12 |
23,390 |
|
|
2023 (up to 31 May) |
Dublin City |
6 |
22,902 |
|
Total |
6 |
22,902 |
