Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
737. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts he has granted to each local authority for local authority housing repairs in 2014 and in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra738. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts drawn down by Mayo County Council in 2014 and in 2015 for local authority housing repairs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5367/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra739. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the remedies available to local authority tenants, where the local authority will not carry out necessary repairs to a home it has rented to a tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5368/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 737 to 739, inclusive, together.
The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including the implementation of planned maintenance programmes and carrying out of responsive repairs and pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, is a matter for each individual local authority under section 58 of the Housing Act, 1966 and are not directly funded by my Department.
Over and above maintenance programmes and responsive repairs of social housing by local authorities, my Department supports the authorities under a range of specific Exchequer funded programmes to improve the quality and availability of social housing stock. These programmes include the return of vacant properties to productive use, improving the energy efficiency of social housing stock and providing funding towards the cost of adaptations and extensions to meet the needs of tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding.
Details of expenditure under these measures, including the funding provided to Mayo County Council, for 2014 and 2015 are as follows:
Returning Vacant Properties to Productive Use
|
Local Authority |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Carlow County Council |
€325,111 |
€ 303,520 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€349,137 |
€307,018 |
|
Clare County Council |
€995,829 |
€1,472,533 |
|
Cork City Council |
€2,872,027 |
€4,522,819 |
|
Cork County Council |
€1,539,364 |
€2,091,5 02 * |
|
DLR County Council |
€89,896 |
€262,768 * |
|
Donegal County Council |
€919,797 |
€1,003,576 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€6,163,464 |
€ 9,452,338 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€1,938,780 |
€1,624,632 |
|
Galway City Council |
€474,050 |
€222,025 |
|
Galway County Council |
€958,263 |
€705,347 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€718,938 |
€884,736 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€503,463 |
€359,808 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€484,430 |
€381,639 |
|
Laois County Council |
€ 291,044 |
€61,228 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€229,072 |
€177,474 |
|
Limerick City and County |
€915,969 |
€500,689 |
|
Longford County Council |
€313,250 |
€426,535 |
|
Louth County Council |
€113,620 |
€292,279 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€464,508 |
€878,600 |
|
Meath County Council |
€1,037,501 |
€855,565 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€92,751 |
€100,502 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€ 529,038 |
€551,532 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€224,028 |
€258,773 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€311,648 |
€439,924 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€627,408 |
€216,838 * |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€935,801 |
€1,299,180 |
|
Waterford City and County |
€605,428 |
€488,724 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€396,518 |
€650,813 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€316,307 |
€294,811 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€650,204 |
€857,499 |
*2015 figures include funding from Local Property Tax in respect of three local authorities: Cork County €1,004,303; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown € 262,768; South Dublin €108,987.
Energy Efficiency/Retrofitting Programme
|
Local Authority |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Carlow County Council |
€385,922 |
€788,864 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€850,818 |
€775,874 |
|
Clare County Council |
€498,635 |
€518,285 |
|
Cork City Council |
€2,002,047 |
€3,260,660 |
|
Cork County Council |
€1,079,181 |
€ 1,340,036* |
|
DLR County Council |
€2,009,876 |
€ 957,237* |
|
Donegal County Council |
€800,503 |
€891,633 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€5,244,209 |
€3,828,503 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€1,897,600 |
€1,548,500 |
|
Galway City Council |
€497,190 |
€777,569 |
|
Galway County Council |
€390,515 |
€625,670 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€468,715 |
€549,315 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€1,528,046 |
€ 617,455 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€ 417,279 |
€ 396,662 |
|
Laois County Council |
€753,953 |
€ 555,936 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€254,259 |
€ 308,382 |
|
Limerick City and County |
€964,754 |
€ 65,000 |
|
Longford County Council |
€370,286 |
€ 321,974 |
|
Louth County Council |
€636,718 |
€ 879,880 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€410,361 |
€ 464,238 |
|
Meath County Council |
€676,837 |
€ 1,079,905 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€419,118 |
€ 325,345 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€237,467 |
€ 553,963 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€472,438 |
€ 232,886 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€344,450 |
€ 652,028 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€1,828,879 |
€ 647,231* |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€1,301,342 |
€ 810,434 |
|
Waterford City and County |
€766,288 |
€ 1,859,600 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€859,733 |
€ 489,788 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€1,031,290 |
€ 446,196 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€1,325,039 |
€ 334,732 |
*2015 figures include funding from Local Property Tax in respect of three local authorities: Cork County €1,153,854; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown €957,237; South Dublin €524,175.
Disabled Persons Grant and Extensions to Local Authority Houses
|
Local Authority |
2014 |
2015* |
|
Carlow County Council |
€190,068 |
€ 249,550 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€151,430 |
€ 70,450 |
|
Clare County Council |
€192,671 |
€ 288,478 |
|
Cork City Council |
€313,378 |
€ 561,058 |
|
Cork County Council |
€490,998 |
€ 423,045 |
|
DLR County Council |
€373,599 |
€212,915 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€160,461 |
€ 294,669 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€610,488 |
€ 1,180,919 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€364,367 |
€ 373,894 |
|
Galway City Council |
€172,951 |
€ 158,714 |
|
Galway County Council |
€148,991 |
€ 145,693 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€194,820 |
€ 271,095 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€193,926 |
€ 354,808 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€326,193 |
€ 273,483 |
|
Laois County Council |
€53,957 |
€ 117,527 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€56,243 |
€ 65,826 |
|
Limerick City and County |
€455,302 |
€ 408,566 |
|
Longford County Council |
€135,429 |
€ 208,375 |
|
Louth County Council |
€415,176 |
€ 442,662 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€401,330 |
€ 229,001 |
|
Meath County Council |
€298,653 |
€ 174,132 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€91,060 |
€ 77,748 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€39,937 |
€ 201,093 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€341,853 |
€ 99,524 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€15,120 |
€ 459,328 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€382,686 |
€ 306,805 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€256,525 |
€ 359,498 |
|
Waterford City and County |
€184,581 |
€ 404,179 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€87,059 |
€ 140,446 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€410,738 |
€ 529,325 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€404,186 |
€ 438,320 |
*2015 figures include funding from Local Property Tax in respect of six Local Authorities: Cork County €268,870; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown €212,915; Dublin City €749,251; Galway City €18,912; South Dublin €306,805; Wicklow €236,713.
In relation to a situation where a local authority tenant is dissatisfied with the response of an authority to repairs, or other areas of service provision such as standard of accommodation, local authorities have put in place a multiple stage procedure for dealing with customer complaints. The first of these is discussing the complaint at the point of service, as this is usually the quickest and most efficient way to address the matter. If a complainant is unhappy with the outcome of the first stage, a formal complaint can then be made to the local authority concerned.
