Vol. 518 No. 5
167 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the amount of money paid by the Midland Health Board to private landlords in County Offaly in respect of rent subsidy for each of the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. [12311/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is not available on a county by county basis. In the case of the Midland Health Board, data are available in relation to Counties Offaly and Laois as a single unit.
Expenditure on rent supplement in these counties was approximately £1.04 million in 1997, £1.18 million in 1998 and £1.24 million in 1999. Total expenditure on rent supplement in the Midland Health Board area was approximately £2.41 million in 1997, £2.7 million in 1998 and £3.15 million in 1999.
