Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015
753. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date by which Meath County Council will receive the funding to the value of €35 million, as committed to tackle the current housing crisis. [13869/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provisional funding allocations that were identified as part of the social housing targets for local authorities to 2017 which I announced recently with Minister of State Coffey, will be made available to those authorities in line with the advancement of projects by the authorities. The Social Housing Strategy 2020 sets out details of targets and timelines for delivery of social housing units in tables 1 and 2; this is available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,39622,en.pdf.
The provision of new social housing units under the Strategy is set out in two phases, with phase 1 covering the period to the end of 2017 and phase 2 spanning the years 2018 to 2020. My Department will be working with all local authorities in relation to their delivery of the targets to 2017 and will provide funding as these units are delivered over that timeline, including funding to Meath County Council in line with the target of 519 units, for which provisional funding of €27,823,238 was indicated.
