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Local Authority Funding.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2004

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

Ceisteanna (318, 319)

Eamon Gilmore

Ceist:

377 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding to provide central heating in 200 dwellings in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County area; if he has given consideration to the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27799/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

David Stanton

Ceist:

389 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding being made available to the respective local authorities to enable them to provide for central heating in local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28100/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 389 together.

The following applications from local authorities have been approved for funding under my Department's central heating programme for 2004:

Allocation

City Councils

Cork

500,000

Dublin

500,000

Galway

280,000

Waterford

500,000

Borough Councils

Drogheda

112,000

Kilkenny

200,000

Wexford

150,000

County Councils

Carlow

100,000

Cavan

200,000

Clare

200,000

Cork (North)

150,000

Cork (South)

200,000

Donegal

200,000

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

300,000

Fingal

300,000

Galway

200,000

Kerry

200,000

Kilkenny

200,000

Laois

200,000

Leitrim

150,000

Limerick

120,000

Longford

200,000

Meath

200,000

Monaghan

200,000

North Tipperary

120,000

Offaly

200,000

Roscommon

200,000

Sligo

200,000

South Dublin

250,000

South Tipperary

200,000

Waterford

200,000

Westmeath

200,000

Wexford

200,000

Wicklow

200,000

Town Councils

Arklow

50,000

Ballina

120,000

Ballinasloe

100,000

Birr

100,000

Bray

300,000

Buncrana

70,000

Bundoran

140,000

Carlow

230,000

Carrickmacross

50,000

Cashel

200,000

Castlebar

240,000

Castleblayney

70,000

Cavan

140,000

Clones

70,000

Dundalk

300,000

Dungarvan

260,000

Ennis

150,000

Fermoy

30,000

Kells

140,000

Kilkee

10,000

Kilrush

120,000

Letterkenny

200,000

Listowel

120,000

Longford

300,000

Mallow

100,000

Nenagh

170,000

New Ross

120,000

Skibbereen

100,000

Thurles

138,000

Tipperary

100,000

Tralee

150,000

Trim

60,000

Tullamore

70,000

Westport

100,000

Wicklow

100,000

An application for funding has been received from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and as indicated above, an allocation of €300,000 has been made this year towards their ongoing programme to provide central heating for an estimated 2,000 rented dwellings over the period 2004-08.

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