Terence Flanagan
Ceist:175 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 23 April 2009
Ceisteanna (175, 176)
Freagraí scríofa
While meetings take place on a regular basis between my Department and local authorities on many aspects of social and affordable housing programmes, including individual housing projects, I assume the Question refers to the biannual Housing Action Plan (HAP) meetings held between my Department and the housing departments of local authorities in 2008.
The purpose of these meetings is to discuss the direction and content of authorities' proposed social and affordable housing programmes, including their regeneration programmes. Table 1 below sets out the schedule of 2008 Housing Action Plan meetings; County Councils include Town Councils and Borough Councils (that are Housing Authorities) within that County area.
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Local Authority |
Spring Date |
Autumn Date |
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Carlow County Council |
13 March |
08 October |
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Cavan County Council |
27 February |
07 October |
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Clare County Council |
19 February |
02 October |
|
Cork County Council |
25 February |
15 October |
|
Donegal County Council |
05 March |
22 October |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
14 March |
17 October |
|
Fingal County Council |
03 March |
07 October |
|
Galway County Council |
11 March |
14 October |
|
Kerry County Council |
19 March |
03 October |
|
Kildare County Council |
13 March |
08 October |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
07 March |
22 October |
|
Laois County Council |
21 February |
15 October |
|
Leitrim County Council |
04 March |
15 October |
|
Limerick County Council |
10 March |
03 October |
|
Longford County Council |
14 March |
08 October |
|
Louth County Council |
26 February |
08 October |
|
Mayo County Council |
04 March |
07 October |
|
Meath County Council |
12 March |
21 October |
|
Monaghan County Council |
29 February |
15 October |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
10 March |
16 October |
|
Offaly County Council |
03 March |
09 October |
|
Roscommon County Council |
05 March |
08 October |
|
Sligo County Council |
04 March |
22 October |
|
South Dublin County Council |
12 March |
07 October |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
28 February |
16 October |
|
Waterford County Council |
22 February |
23 October |
|
Westmeath County Council |
07 March |
09 October |
|
Wexford County Council |
06 March |
23 October |
|
Wicklow County Council |
06 March |
22 October |
|
Cork City Council |
28 February |
17 October |
|
Dublin City Council |
26 February |
21 October |
|
Galway City Council |
27 February |
14 October |
|
Limerick City Council |
19 February |
02 October |
|
Waterford City Council |
22 February |
01 October |
In addition, a number of meetings, separate from the Housing Action Plan process, were held with authorities last year regarding their regeneration programmes. Details of these meetings are set out in table 2 below.
|
Local Authority |
Date 1 |
Date 2 |
Date 3 |
Date 4 |
Date 5 |
Date 6 |
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Limerick City Council, Limerick County Council, Clare County Council |
13 February |
07 April |
28 April |
13 May |
24 June |
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Dublin City Council |
11 March |
15 April |
23 May |
28 May |
29 May |
21 August |
|
Tralee Town Council |
15 April |
22 August |
10 December |
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Sligo Borough Council |
29 April |
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Dundalk Town Council |
16 June |
08 October |
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Limerick City Council |
06 August |
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Cork City Council |
11 November |
Charlie O'Connor
Ceist:176 Deputy Charlie O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm his proposals to fund the housing developments currently proposed by South Dublin County Council in Tallaght, Dublin 24; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16001/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraDuring March, my Department held Housing Action Plan meetings with all housing authorities. The purpose of these meetings was to discuss the direction and content of authorities' proposed housing investment programmes and particularly to consider the prioritisation of projects and the reconfiguration of the Social Housing Investment Programme as a whole, so that it can be sustained and consolidated in the changing economic and budgetary circumstances.
On foot of information furnished in the course of this round of Action Plan meetings, and taking account of the final Estimates position for 2009 announced in the recent Budget, I am finalising this year's Social Housing Investment Programme allocations, which will issue shortly.
Individual projects or proposals for the Tallaght area will be considered in the context of South Dublin County Council's overall Social Housing Investment Programme.