Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Capital Allocations. – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Wednesday, 30 Mar 1977

Mr. J. O'Leary

asked the Minister for Local Government the total capital allocation made available by him to each housing authority for the construction of local authority houses in 1977; and if he will state in respect of each housing authority (a) the amount made available to meet commitments on the 1st January 1977 and (b) the amount made available to enable commencement works to be undertaken during 1977.

Mr. Tully

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Local authority housing—capital allocations for 1977 made up to 30th March, 1977.

Housing authority	Capital allocations for	Total allocation
Commitments	New Work
	£000	£000	£000
County Councils:
Carlow	260	180	440
Cavan	520	125	645
Clare	620	100	720
Cork (North)	290	120	410
,, (South)	810	250	1,060
,, (West)	75	75	150
Donegal	1,430	300	1,730
Dublin	5,737	3,663	9,400
Galway	940	250	1,190
Kerry	630	450	1,080
Kildare	1,400	175	1,575
Kilkenny	250	225	475
Laois	920	125	1,045
Leitrim	480	90	570
Limerick	455	300	755
Longford	600	100	700
Louth	500	125	625
Mayo	980	300	1,280
Meath	1,000	700	1,700
Monaghan	560	150	710
Offaly	724	125	867
Roscommon	400	120	520
Sligo	90	150	240
Tipperary N R	690	120	810
Tipperary S R	760	100	860
Waterford	380	170	550
Westmeath	360	125	485
Wexford	1,250	100	1,350
Wicklow	1,250	—	1,250
County Borough Councils:
Cork	3,000	200	3,200
Dublin	17,000	9,000	26,000
Limerick	1,500	—	1,500
Waterford	1,050	—	1,050
Urban District Councils:
Arklow	142	—	142
Athlone	124	—	124
Athy	29	—	29
Ballina	204	100	304
Ballinasloe	56	100	156
Birr	150	—	150
Bray	136	125	261
Buncranna	15	—	15
Bundoran	2.9	—	2.9
Carlow	177.5	100	277.5
Carrickmacross	—	—	—
Carrick-on-Suir	110	150	260
Cashel	—	—	—
Castlebar	16	—	16
Castleblayney	24	50	74
Cavan	6	—	6
Ceanannus Mór	45	45	90
Clonakilty	—	—	—
Clones	54	—	54
Clonmel	250	—	250
Cobh	70	75	145
Drogheda	780	50	830
Dundalk	520	—	520
Dungarvan	72	—	72
Dún Laoghaire	2,540	1,260	3,800
Ennis	125	—	125
Enniscorthy	70	150	220
Fermoy	92	—	92
Galway	380	200	580
Kilkenny	325	—	325
Killarney	150	—	150
Kilrush	—	—	—
Kinsale	19	—	19
Letterkenny	105	—	105
Listowel	75	—	75
Longford	—	—	—
Macroom	39	25	64
Mallow	68	—	68
Midleton	245	—	245
Monaghan	100	—	100
Naas	255	—	255
Navan	10	—	10
Nenagh	250	—	250
New Ross	405	—	405
Skibbereen	10	—	10
Sligo	550	—	550
Templemore	30	—	30
Thurles	300	—	300
Tipperary	108	70	178
Tralee	800	—	800
Trim	53	—	53
Tullamore	73	150	223
Westport	100	—	100
Wexford	580	—	580
Wicklow	185	—	185
Youghal	225	15	240

NOTES:

1. The allocations notified for new work are in respect of works advertised for tender at 22nd March, 1977, and for individual rural cottages and demountable dwellings to be commenced by 30th June, 1977.

2. Allocations generally will be reviewed after 30th June, 1977, and further allocations may be made, following the review, to cover expenditure on additional starts to be authorised later in the year.

Mr. J. O'Leary

Is the Minister aware that many housing authorities are completely dissatisfied with their allocations this year and that it will not be possible for them to make any more starts with a view to completion before Christmas this year due to the small capital allocation?

Mr. Tully

The Deputy must not have his facts right or he would not have asked that supplementary because, in fact, money was given for commitments and money for new works and they were told that in June a further allocation would be considered according to how they were getting on. In the case of Kerry County Council in 1972-73 they got only £449,000; in 1973-74, £585,000; in 1974, £715,000; in 1975, £1,372,000; in 1976, £1,710,000 and in 1977 to date £1,080,000. How Deputy O'Leary can say that enough money has not been given—I assume he is talking about Kerry—beats me when the allocations have gone from £449,000 to an instalment for the first three months of £1,080,000.

Mr. Wilson

You were short about 5,000 houses last year.

An Ceann Comhairle

Order, that is a separate matter.

Mr. Tully

No, the 5,000 houses are in the imagination of some people who write to the newspapers.

Mr. J. O'Leary

Is the Minister aware that there are many local authorities who cannot start any more houses until they get the June allocation?

Mr. Tully

Would the Deputy mention the local authorities he is talking about?

An Ceann Comhairle

Question No. 27.

Mr. J. O'Leary

Further, can the Minister——

An Ceann Comhairle

I have given the Deputy a good deal of latitude.

Mr. J. O'Leary

I have only asked two supplementary questions.

An Ceann Comhairle

It is at the discretion of the Chair. I shall allow the Deputy a final question.

Mr. J. O'Leary

Will the Minister allow the housing authorities to resume their house building programme and build for those on the priority list?

Mr. Tully

I am so doing and Deputy O'Leary should be aware of that. I am surprised at somebody on the Opposition benches talking about building more local authority houses. Up to last year, apparently, the complaint was that we were building too many local authority houses.

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht - Wednesday, 30 Mar 1977

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Capital Allocations.

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Mar 1977