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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Ceisteanna (682)

Catherine Murphy

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682. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projects considered under the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, in 2016 and 2017; the projects approved; the locations of each; the funding which was provided to each project; if the funding has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/18]

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74 proposals for funding under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) were submitted by 21 local authorities in October 2016, of which 34 projects received preliminary approval in March 2017, at a total cost of €226 million. A list of the 74 proposals submitted is set out in the table below. Details of the 34 projects that received preliminary approval are available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/lihaf/. Local authorities were allowed to proceed to design phase on all of these projects, pending final approval and sign-off of a grant agreement between my Department and local authorities.

To date, I have given final approval for 29 of the 34 infrastructure projects, which will activate supply of almost 18,000 housing units on previously inaccessible sites, and grant agreements in respect of those projects have been signed. The cost of these projects is €177 million, of which €133 million will be funded by my Department and €44 million will be funded by local authorities. Discussions on the remaining projects are being finalised or have been moved for consideration under LIHAF 2 later in 2018. Information regarding the 29 approved projects is detailed in the second table below.

Funding of €1.67 million was drawn down in respect of LIHAF projects in 2017, which was mainly in respect of design costs. It is expected that this will increase substantially in 2018 as projects move to the construction stage. Funding for LIHAF is ring-fenced within the overall housing budget and will be available for local authorities to drawdown over the lifetime of the projects involved. Through proactive management of the broader housing programme, the LIHAF underspend in 2017 was diverted to other housing activities, ensuring that the funding available in 2017 was fully applied to housing priorities.

Table of 74 LIAF Proposals

Local Authority

Proposal

1

Clare

Ennistymon

2

Shannon Lands East

3

Claureen Ennis

4

Cork City

Old Whitechurch Road

5

South Docks

6

Mahon

7

Cork County

Midleton

8

Ballincollig

9

Carrigtwohill

10

Carrigaline

11

Glanmire

12

Carrigaline

13

Crosshaven

14

Cobh

15

Charleville

16

Clonakilty

17

Fermoy

18

Mallow West

19

Mallow North

20

Mitchelstown N.E.

21

Mitchelstown S.E.

22

Donegal

Windyhall, Letterkenny

23

Dublin City

Forbes Street Bridge

24

Dodder Bridge

25

Ballymun Road Infrastructure

26

Belmayne and Clongriffin

27

Grangegorman Energy Centre

28

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Cherrywood

29

Kiltiernan Glenamuck

30

Sandyford: Public Open Space

31

Woodbrook Shanganagh

32

Clay Farm

33

Fingal

Donabate Distributor Road

34

Barnhill, Clonsilla

35

Baldoyle Stapolin

36

Oldtown Mooretown

37

Galway City

Bothar an Choiste

38

Galway County

Athenry

39

Kildare

Naas

40

Kildare

41

Maynooth

42

Newbridge

43

Celbridge

44

Leixlip

45

Sallins

46

Kilkenny

Western Environs

47

Ferrybank

48

Limerick

Adare

49

Castletroy

50

Greenpark

51

Mungret

52

Louth

Newtown Drogheda

53

Northern Environs Drogheda

54

Mount Avenue Dundalk

55

Mayo

Westport

56

Ballina

57

Meath

Farganstown, Navan

58

Stamullen

59

Dunshaughlin

60

Ratoath

61

Kilcock

62

Nevinstown, Navan

63

Offaly

Chancery Lane, Tullamore

64

South Dublin

Adamstown SDZ

65

Ballycullen Oldcourt LAP

66

Clonburris SDZ

67

Corkagh Grange

68

Tipperary

Ardgeeha Lower, Clonmel

69

Twohig, Clonmel

70

Waterford City and County Council

Gracedieu

71

Kilbarry

72

Westmeath

Brawny Road, Athlone

73

Ardmore Road, Mullingar

74

Wexford

Wexford

LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING ACTIVATION FUND

LIST OF 29 Projects with Signed Grant Agreements and their total cost

Local Authority

Project name

Infrastructure funded

Total funding under LIHAF

Amount to be funded by Dept (75%)

Clare

Claureen, Ennis

• New link road including services• Roundabout

3.66

2.75

Cork City

Old Whitechurch Road

• Re-routing power lines. • Road improvements.• Water and drainage improvements

9.89

7.42

Cork City

South Docks

• South Docks Transition Zone transport infrastructure • Eastern Gateway Bridge western approach road • Marina Park - District Park• Kennedy Park upgrade

15.50

11.63

Cork County

Midleton (Water-rock)

• Knockgriffen junction upgrade• New spine link road• Storm water sewer

5.50

4.13

Cork County

Carrigaline

• Upgrade of Shannonpark roundabout

0.60

0.45

Cork County

Glanmire

• The Glanmire Sustainable Transport Package• Upgrade of Dunkettle road (northern section)• Other road improvements including new link road and junction upgrades

5.90

4.43

Dublin City

Dodder Bridge

• New public transport bridge across the Dodder near the point it empties into the Liffey.

15.75

11.81

Dublin City

Belmayne Clongriffin

• Road Improvements• New Main Street

3.00

2.25

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Cherrywood

• Druid's Glen Road (road only), • Druid’s Glen bridge - (short bridge structure transversing valley),• New N11 junction 'Q' at Druid Glen Road and • Druid's Glen Road (bridge feature)

15.19

11.39

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Clay Farm

• Construction of 600m of new loop road

4.70

3.53

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Woodbrook Shanganagh

• Revision of the Woodbrook roundabout on the old N11• Road improvements to support housing development• Access to a future proposed DART station.

4.16

3.12

Fingal

Donabate Distributor Road

• Distributor Road• Bridge over railway line

15.50

11.63

Fingal

Oldtown Mooretown

• Road improvements • Junction works at Rathbeale Road

4.90

3.68

Fingal

Baldoyle Stapolin

• Ramp providing pedestrian and cyclist access to Clongriffin Train Station• Attenuation areas• Regional Park• 'Hole in Wall' staggered junction upgrade works

6.18

4.64

Kildare

Sallins

• Provision of community and amenity services

0.93

0.70

Kildare

Naas

• Naas inner relief road

6.00

4.50

Kildare

Maynooth

• Maynooth Eastern Relief Road• Bridge crossing railway and Royal Canal

14.50

10.88

Kilkenny

Ferrybank

• Provision of community and amenity services

0.62

0.35

Kilkenny

Western Environs

• Distributor Road from the N76 Callan Road to the Circular Road• Upgrade of the Circular Road to the Kilmanagh Road• Upgrade the Kilmanagh Road on the Northern Boundary of the Western Environs Area• Linear park and internal amenity areas

6.76

5.07

Limerick

Mungret

•Provision of new road infrastructure

10.50

7.88

Louth

Newtown Drogheda

• Access Road

1.22

0.92

Louth

Mount Avenue Dundalk

• Road Improvements

3.33

2.50

Meath

Ratoath

• Phase 1 - Ratoath outer relief road

3.15

2.37

Meath

Farganstown, Navan

• Access road

5.68

4.26

South Dublin

Kilcarbery / Corkagh Grange

• Spine access road, including junction upgrade• Pumping station and rising foul main to existing sewer network• Foul sewer outfall

4.39

3.29

South Dublin

Clonburris SDZ

• Surface water upgrade improvement scheme

3.00

2.25

Waterford City and County Council

Gracedieu

• Access Road

1.32

0.99

Waterford City and County Council

Kilbarry

• Distributor road

3.39

2.54

Westmeath

Brawny Road, Athlone

• Access Road

1.83

1.37

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