Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2006
134 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding provided by his Department to each local authority for each year between 2002 and 2006 inclusive, for the installation of central heating in their housing stock. [42463/06]
Amharc ar fhreagra534 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will initiate a scheme or provide funding for the provision of central heating for senior citizens residing alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42814/06]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 534 together.
My Department introduced a programme in July 2004 for the installation of central heating in existing local authority rented dwellings with priority given to houses occupied by elderly people. Grants totalling some €42 million were paid to local authorities by my Department in 2004 and 2005. Capital allocations of almost €32 million were notified to local authorities for 2006. The following table gives a breakdown of the funding provided and allocated by local authority under the Central Heating Programme.
Prior to this initiative, my Department has required since 1994 that central heating be provided during construction in new local authority dwellings and included in the overall cost of schemes. Where capital funding is provided under regeneration and remedial programmes operated by my Department for upgrading of local authority dwellings, the provision of central heating may form part of the work undertaken.
More generally, the management, maintenance and improvement of their rented dwellings, including the installation of central heating is, in general, the responsibility of local authorities to be financed from their own resources. The present initiative is an important enhancement of local authorities' own measures and will lead to the continued upgrading of the local authority housing stock.
Funding may also be available from my Department for senior citizens for the provision of heating systems under the Improvements Works in Lieu Scheme, Disabled Persons Grant Scheme and Essential Repairs Grant Scheme.
|
Local Authority |
Total Grant Paid Up To 31 December 2005 |
Allocation For 2006 |
|
Carlow County Council |
296,000 |
252,000 |
|
Carlow Town Council |
416,288 |
310,000 |
|
Cavan County Council |
431,200 |
392,000 |
|
Cavan Town Council |
280,000 |
168,000 |
|
Clare County Council |
888,550 |
560,000 |
|
Ennis Town Council |
202,664 |
196,000 |
|
Kilkee Town Council |
5,600 |
|
|
Kilrush Town Council |
85,606 |
0 |
|
Cork City Council |
1,549,733 |
2,800,000 |
|
Cork (North) County Council |
334,800 |
1,120,000 |
|
Fermoy Town Council |
60,268 |
106,400 |
|
Macroom Town Council |
112,000 |
|
|
Mallow Town Council |
321,523 |
369,600 |
|
Cork (South) County Council |
1,496,729 |
1,433,600 |
|
Kinsale Town Council |
84,000 |
|
|
Midleton Town Council |
283,200 |
|
|
Youghal Town Council |
150,000 |
|
|
Cork (West) County Council |
520,800 |
|
|
Clonakilty Town Council |
89,600 |
|
|
Cobh Town Council |
147,497 |
16,800 |
|
Skibbereen Town Council |
39,200 |
33,600 |
|
Donegal County Council |
984,651 |
795,200 |
|
Ballyshannon Town Council |
22,400 |
|
|
Buncrana Town Council |
112,618 |
151,200 |
|
Bundoran Town Council |
135,122 |
0 |
|
Letterkenny Town Council |
253,448 |
0 |
|
Dublin City Council |
5,107,280 |
|
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown |
2,554,302 |
2,800,000 |
|
Fingal County Council |
1,549,075 |
1,232,000 |
|
South Dublin |
3,958,598 |
0 |
|
Galway City Council |
656,823 |
1,064,000 |
|
Galway County Council |
1,677,258 |
1,086,400 |
|
Ballinasloe Town Council |
117,098 |
157,500 |
|
Kerry County Council |
444,278 |
286,272 |
|
Killarney Town Council |
0 |
|
|
Listowel Town Council |
196,235 |
104,000 |
|
Tralee Town Council |
396,400 |
448,000 |
|
Kildare County Council |
150,792 |
225,000 |
|
Athy Town Council |
103,727 |
94,500 |
|
Naas Town Council |
0 |
|
|
Kilkenny County Council |
565,185 |
280,000 |
|
Kilkenny Borough Council |
128,942 |
270,000 |
|
Laois County Council |
775,865 |
280,000 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
560,000 |
225,000 |
|
Limerick City Council |
670,161 |
675,000 |
|
Limerick County Council |
1,021,089 |
1,120,000 |
|
Longford County Council |
569,600 |
739,200 |
|
Longford Town Council |
442,240 |
224,000 |
|
Louth County Council |
145,600 |
392,000 |
|
Drogheda Borough Council |
542,661 |
225,000 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
862,981 |
784,000 |
|
Mayo County Council |
0 |
|
|
Ballina Town Council |
106,400 |
196,000 |
|
Castlebar Town Council |
449,056 |
280,000 |
|
Westport Town Council |
291,200 |
|
|
Meath County Council |
681,279 |
547,200 |
|
Kells Town Council |
140,000 |
0 |
|
Navan Town Council |
0 |
|
|
Trim Town Council |
16,163 |
0 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
365,109 |
0 |
|
Carrickmacross Town Council |
68,000 |
27,000 |
|
Castleblayney Town Council |
70,000 |
50,400 |
|
Clones Town Council |
75,627 |
0 |
|
Monaghan Town Council |
86,097 |
100,000 |
|
Offaly County Council |
529,748 |
201,600 |
|
Birr Town Council |
140,000 |
|
|
Tullamore Town Council |
126,000 |
112,000 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
688,825 |
560,000 |
|
Sligo County Council |
385,423 |
318,000 |
|
Sligo Borough Council |
201,600 |
201,600 |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
155,547 |
450,000 |
|
Nenagh Town Council |
115,009 |
145,600 |
|
Templemore Town Council |
98,547 |
100,800 |
|
Thurles Town Council |
215,600 |
0 |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
246,400 |
380,800 |
|
Carrick-On-Suir Town Council |
168,000 |
|
|
Cashel Town Council |
147,177 |
0 |
|
Clonmel Borough Council |
40,375 |
235,000 |
|
Tipperary Town Council |
214,353 |
112,000 |
|
Waterford City Council |
872,308 |
891,000 |
|
Waterford County Council |
387,151 |
208,000 |
|
Dungarvan Town Council |
217,642 |
0 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
768,576 |
800,000 |
|
Athlone Town Council |
0 |
|
|
Wexford County Council |
669,726 |
851,200 |
|
Enniscorthy Town Council |
291,200 |
280,000 |
|
New Ross Town Council |
366,400 |
235,200 |
|
Wexford Borough Council |
263,580 |
280,000 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
664,466 |
560,000 |
|
Arklow Town Council |
250,000 |
200,000 |
|
Bray Town Council |
430,765 |
225,000 |
|
Wicklow Town Council |
228,400 |
168,000 |
|
Overall Total |
41,870,236 |
31,993,872 |
