Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Ceisteanna (2228)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

2228. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that is available from his Department to local authorities to purchase social houses in situations in which the accommodation is considered for one person, two persons, three persons, four persons, five persons or six persons respectively; the funding that can be made available in situations in which there are serious medical cases involved in a particular application; the range of funding that is available; the way in which this varies from county to county; the particular funding for various categories of applications for the council to buy social housing in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28173/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities, including Laois County Council, for the construction and acquisition of suitable houses and apartments for social housing use. Local authorities have delegated sanction for the majority of acquisitions they undertake and my Department does not specify the different categories or sizes of social houses. These are matters for the local authorities themselves to determine, based on the nature and priority of their housing lists, including the range of family sizes, or other situations such as particular medical situations for which they are catering.