I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 408 together.
My Department provides funding, on a case by case basis, for the acquisition of housing for Traveller families where suitable accommodation cannot be provided from the existing or newly constructed social housing stock. The amount of funding drawn down for this purpose and the local authority it was drawn down by, is presented below in tabular form below. This funding has been available to local authorities since Q4 2019.
Local Authority
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Funds recouped for property acquisitions to accommodate Traveller families Q4 2019 - present
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Fingal County Council
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€404,117
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Galway City Council
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€687,774
|
Kildare County Council
|
€212,200
|
Laois County Council
|
€313,752
|
Leitrim County Council
|
€214,200
|
Limerick City and County Council
|
€462,663
|
Longford County Council
|
€278,460
|
Louth County Council
|
€253,324
|
Mayo County Council
|
€395,143
|
Meath County Council
|
€741,551
|
Offaly County Council
|
€338,298
|
Sligo County Council
|
€135,695
|
Total
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€4,437,177
|
In addition, €822,460 in funding has been provided through the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for Cena, a Traveller specific focussed, Approved Housing Body (AHB), from January 2021 to date.