Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1625. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of his Departments capital expenditure allocation in 2016 of €534 million and in 2017 of €732 million by project or programme type; the number of housing units delivered (details supplied) in tabular form. [35153/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer to the reply to Question No. 234 of 30 May 2017, which provided details on housing expenditure in 2016 and the allocation for housing programmes in 2017 in relation to both capital and current programmes. The further details requested in respect of capital housing programmes in 2016 and for 2017, are provided in the following table.
|
Capital Housing Programmes |
2016 Expenditure €million* |
2017 Allocation €million** |
|
Local Authority Housing |
251.9 |
307 |
|
Capital Assistance Scheme |
37 |
66 |
|
Communal Facilities |
0 |
0.5 |
|
Mortgage to Rent |
13.6 |
17 |
|
Capital Advance Leasing Facility |
35.3 |
43 |
|
Traveller Accommodation |
4.3 |
9 |
|
Housing for People with a Disability |
0.2 |
0 |
|
Regeneration / Remedial Works |
64.3 |
56 |
|
Energy Efficiency / Retrofitting |
57.3 |
35.8 |
|
Repair and Leasing Scheme |
0 |
6 |
|
Private House Adaptation Grants |
40.6 |
47.8 |
|
Mortgage Allowance |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
Infrastructure Fund |
0 |
50 |
|
Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency |
2.5 |
70 |
|
Residential Tenancies Board |
0 |
0.95 |
|
Pyrite Resolution Board |
26.6 |
22 |
|
Total |
534 |
732 |
*Includes expenditure from surplus LPT receipts
**Includes surplus LPT allocation
Details on the number of social housing properties constructed, purchased and leased by local authorities and approved housing bodies, for letting to those on their social housing waiting lists, are published on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision. Some of these details are currently being finalised in respect of quarter four of 2016 and will be published shortly, with information on quarter one 2017 to follow thereafter. However, I can confirm that the housing needs of over 19,000 households were met in 2016.
My intention is that the delivery of social housing will continue to be accelerated. Total funding of €1.3 billion has been provided for 2017 to meet the housing needs of over 21,000 households.
