Local Authority Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2007

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Ceisteanna (485)

Dan Neville

Ceist:

534 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding funding for refurbishment of an estate (details supplied) in County Limerick including the re-roofing of houses which were constructed by the National Housing Agency in 1974 under the guaranteed order programme in view of the fact that they are substandard, that home insurance is not available and that schemes were introduced elsewhere to improve the standard of similarly built houses. [34958/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe)

I refer to the reply to Question No. 559 of 3 July 2007.

I understand that works on the first phase of the project, which commenced in June 2007, are near completion. It is envisaged that, following consultation with the residents concerned, works on the second phase of the project should commence by mid-2008.