Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2689. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant units returned to the housing stock for each local authority in 2017; the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for same in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33671/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 58 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for each individual local authority.
The Voids Programme, introduced in 2014 by my Department, provides additional support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. The purpose of the Voids Programme is to ensure that vacant units are actively targeted, with a view to minimising the turnaround and re-let time of these units and return them to use in an energy efficient condition.
During 2017, my Department provided €24,698,067 to local authorities to enable them to bring 1757 vacant properties back to productive use. Without substantial refurbishment under construction contracts, these social homes would have been left vacant and in turn would not be part of the active social housing stock. The units returned to use and the funding provided by my Department to each local authority for 2017 are set out as follows:
|
Local Authority |
Units Returned in 2017 |
Funding 2017 |
|
Carlow |
8 |
€91,750 |
|
Cavan |
31 |
€303,112 |
|
Clare |
47 |
€966,203 |
|
Cork City |
81 |
€1,485,357 |
|
Cork County |
48 |
€1,130,977 |
|
Donegal |
168 |
€1,866,898 |
|
Dublin City |
543 |
€8,520,549 |
|
Fingal |
121 |
€1,329,300 |
|
South Dublin |
87 |
€718,446 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
31 |
€283,531 |
|
Galway City |
11 |
€124,150 |
|
Galway County |
37 |
€401,159 |
|
Kerry |
90 |
€1,101,143 |
|
Kildare |
8 |
€205,960 |
|
Kilkenny |
16 |
€307,749 |
|
Laois |
4 |
€33,170 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
€0 |
|
Limerick |
13 |
€215,520 |
|
Longford |
0 |
€0 |
|
Louth |
7 |
€83,518 |
|
Mayo |
22 |
€261,986 |
|
Meath |
52 |
€768,005 |
|
Monaghan |
38 |
€505,254 |
|
Offaly |
7 |
€107,792 |
|
Roscommon |
3 |
€44,324 |
|
Sligo |
40 |
€909,395 |
|
Tipperary |
107 |
€1,324,604 |
|
Waterford |
52 |
€574,309 |
|
Westmeath |
40 |
€329,113 |
|
Wexford |
34 |
€428,015 |
|
Wicklow |
11 |
€276,778 |
|
Total |
1,757 |
€24,698,067 |
