Written Answers Nos. 353-372
353. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the funding that is available to local authorities to take in charge developer provided water services infrastructure estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11259/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra354. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing estates with developer provided water infrastructure taken in charge by each local authority since 2015, by year. [11260/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 354 together.
Funding of €68.5 million under the National Development Plan has been allocated for the period 2021-2025 for water legacy issues in relation to lead pipe remediation and the Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme.
In September 2020, I announced the first tranche of funding under my Department's multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme. Just over €3.36 million was made available for 26 estates across 10 counties with almost 950 households to benefit.
The Expert Panel is currently considering further bid submissions from local authorities and this, subject to my approval, will lead to a further wave of funding allocations in Q2, 2022. These projects, together with a major study being undertaken by Irish Water, will inform future policy and funding needs on resolving sub-standard developer provided water services infrastructure in the areas involved.
My Department monitors progress of the Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme based on the expenditure of each local authority. Under Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), it is a matter for the relevant Planning Authority to take housing developments in charge. My Department does not hold data on a year to year basis regarding developments that have be taken in charge and such data is a matter for the relevant local authority.
355. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties approved for HAP tenancies in breach of the minimum standards and fire safety set by the Residential Tenancies Board, since 2015. [11302/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these Regulations. Responsibility for enforcement of the Regulations rests with the relevant local authority.
The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is underpinned by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Under section 41 of the 2014 Act, local authorities are required to commence the inspection process within 8 months of HAP support being provided in relation to a particular dwelling, if the dwelling was not already inspected within the previous 12 months. Local authorities carry out HAP inspections as part of their overall private rented inspections programme.
The information requested in respect of the number of HAP properties inspected found to be non-compliant and the number followed-up subsequently is not specifically reported by local authorities to my Department.
Annual data in respect of all private rental inspections carried out by each local authority is available on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/publication/da3fe-private-housing-market-statistics/.
356. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single-person applicants for properties under the HAP scheme since 2015; the average waiting list for single-person applicants for properties under the HAP scheme since 2015; and the average tenancy duration for single-person applicants for properties under the HAP scheme since 2015, in tabular form. [11303/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate form of social housing support for people with a long-term housing need. Any household assessed by their local authority as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP.
Under HAP, a tenant sources their own accommodation in the private rented market. The tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is governed by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended. HAP supported tenancies are afforded the same protections as all private rented tenancies. On entering HAP, the tenant is required to stay in the same property for at least two years.
The table below shows the number of households who were in receipt of HAP support from 2017 to Q3 2021 and the number of single occupancy tenancies. The figures for single occupancy tenancies for 2015 and 2016 are not available.
|
Year |
Total Active HAP Tenancies supported at end of year |
Number of single households |
% of single households |
|
2017 |
31,228 |
7,834 |
25% |
|
2018 |
43,443 |
10,253 |
24% |
|
2019 |
52,529 |
11,944 |
23% |
|
2020 |
59,821 |
13,975 |
23% |
|
Q3 2021 |
62,337 |
15,093 |
24% |
357. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the deaths of homeless persons are reported on a per county basis; and, if so, the length of time the practice has been in place. [11304/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere have been a number of deaths of people who had been sleeping rough or accessing homeless services over the last number of years. Each of these deaths is a tragedy and I extend my sympathies to the families concerned. The deaths of people availing of homeless services are a concern and are being taken very seriously. It is important that we establish the facts concerning the circumstances involved, and that we base our response on the best knowledge and evidence available.
My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at the local level.
My Department publishes a detailed monthly report on homelessness, based on data provided by housing authorities. The Report outlines details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The Reports are available on my Department's website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data
While the information requested in respect of the number of deaths of homeless service users on a county basis is not available in my Department, a pilot study on data collection of homeless deaths nationally is being undertaken by the Health Research Board (HRB) on behalf of the Department of Health. It is hoped that the HRB will be in a position to publish the study shortly. The research is applying the methodology used to compile the National Drug Related Deaths Index, which is a census of drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users and those who are alcohol dependent in Ireland. The data collection for 2019 deaths, including deaths among people who were homeless, involves the review of approximately 17,000 files from all Coroner districts. The Department will engage with the Department of Health on completion of this study.
It is vital that we continue to deliver the appropriate measures to support all individuals experiencing homelessness. My Department is working closely with the Department of Health, the HSE and local authorities in doing this.
358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if recent changes have been made to the tenant purchase scheme; if so, if these changes need to be ratified by each council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Tenant Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the scheme.
The scheme was reviewed in 2021 in line with Programme for Government and Housing for All commitments. The Government approved a number of amendments to the scheme on foot of the review and these came into effect from 1st February 2022.
The minimum reckonable income required under the scheme has been reduced from €15,000 to €12,500. This means older tenants, whose only income might be the contributory or non-contributory State pension, will be eligible to buy their homes if they have the financial means to do so. The time an applicant is required to be in receipt of social housing supports to be able to apply under the scheme has also been revised, from one to ten years.
These changes do not need to be ratified by local authorities.
359. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the times when he or his predecessors have used their power under the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct An Bord Pleanála to prioritise classes of applications for determination in which he or his predecessors have identified them as being of special strategic, economic or social importance to the State; the criteria used to determine whether any class of applications so prioritised met that standard; if he has given consideration to the use of these powers to direct the Board to prioritise for determination applications that would support the delivery of the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11312/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 37J(6) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act) provides that where the Minister of the day considers it to be necessary or expedient that a certain class or classes of development that are of special strategic, economic or social importance to the State be determined as expeditiously as is consistent with proper planning and sustainable development, he or she may give a direction to An Bord Pleanala that priority be given to the determination of applications of the class or classes concerned, and the Board shall comply with any such direction. This specific power has not been utilised to date.
It should be noted in this connection that special planning arrangements are separately provided for in section 37A of the Act allowing for the submission of planning applications in respect of strategic infrastructure development, as specified in the Seventh Schedule to the Act, directly to the Board where it is considered by the Board that the development would be of strategic economic or social importance to the State or the region in which it would be situated. Various forms of energy infrastructure are included in this regard in the Seventh Schedule.
Under Section 37J(2) of the Act, An Bord Pleanala has an objective to make decisions on planning applications for strategic infrastructure development within a period of 18 weeks, beginning on the last day for making submissions or observations in respect of such applications.
Where the Board does not consider it possible or appropriate to reach a decision within that timeframe (e.g. because of the particular complexities of a case or the requirement to hold an oral hearing), it will inform the parties of the reasons for this, and will indicate when it intends to make its decision. The Board shall take all such steps as are open to it to ensure that the appeal is determined before the date specified in the notice.
It should be further noted that under section 143 of the Act, all decisions by the Board shall have regard to the policies and objectives for the time being of the Government, which would include the Climate Action Plan and its associated policies and objectives.
360. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the staffing levels proposed by An Bord Pleanála for its new marine and climate unit within the strategic infrastructure development structure will be sufficient to deal with the number of planning applications expected from offshore renewable energy projects in the coming years; if he will consider working with industry, the environmental sector and other key stakeholders to identify the likely resources demands that An Bord Pleanála will face in successfully and robustly processing these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11313/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn October 2021 my Department approved the 2021-2022 An Bord Pleanála (the Board) Workforce Plan which provides for an additional 24 posts across a range of technical and administrative grades including the creation of a new Marine and Climate Unit to implement the role assigned to the Board under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. Following an updated assessment by the Board of resourcing issues likely to emerge as a result of planning applications for the National Development Plan and other infrastructure projects as well as legislative changes, a new workforce plan will be submitted to my Department by the Board for consideration shortly.
In this regard, my Department is actively engaging with the Board and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify the necessary specialisms that will be required to ensure that the Board is adequately resourced to carry out comprehensive assessments and make robust decisions on marine projects. My Department will continue to work closely with the Board throughout the establishment of the marine and climate unit and into the future to support the Board in resourcing and accessing the necessary specialisms to fulfil its statutory functions.
361. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if changes have occurred to the manner in which the National Parks and Wildlife Service provides notifications to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine relating to actions requiring consent as they relate to TAMS applications; if the staff, role or unit within the National Parks and Wildlife Service which provides such consent and that communicates such to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has changed; if so, the reason for such a change; the number of full-time equivalent staff in any such units; the steps that have been taken to alleviate delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11408/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department established a list of 38 activities that have the potential to damage habitats or species and therefore require consent before they are carried out within a European site. These applications relating to actions requiring consent are managed at a regional level by National Parks and Wildlife Service officials in the location to which the application refers. This process is managed within the workload of regional officers, there is no dedicated unit dealing with activities requiring consent.
In certain limited circumstances my Department, with the consent of the applicant, may refer the application to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Regulation 32(1) provides that where the Minister forms the opinion that the application for consent relates to an activity that may require the consent of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011 (the “Agriculture EIA Regulations”), then the Minister shall, if the applicant wishes to pursue the application, refer the matter to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. TAMS applications, however, are solely a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and I do not have a role in relation to same.
362. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the calculation of rebuild rates for homes in County Clare affected by pyrite will be included in his Department’s assessment of a new defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra363. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on projected costs of €2.2 billion for pyrite and mica redress schemes given that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland report focussed on the north west, Mayo, Donegal, Sligo and Roscommon and omitted counties such as Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department, in conjunction with the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, has calculated the potential costs of pyrite redress in respect of properties in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra365. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details relating to the process for determination, inspection and analysis of each of the properties in County Clare, suspected of having pyrite in their structure, that formed part of the Clare County Council submission to his Department in July 2021; if testing and analysis was completed in accordance with IS 465:2018+A1:2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11421/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra369. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pyrite remediation scheme will be extended to include affected properties in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11443/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 362, 363, 364, 365 and 369 together.
My Department received a submission from Clare County Council, dated 23 July 2021, requesting the extension of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme to County Clare. A response issued to the Council on 3 August 2021 indicating that my Department would review the submission and it also sought a detailed breakdown of costs associated with the Report. A breakdown of costs associated with the Report was received on 28 September 2021.
In order to progress matters a meeting was held on 9 November 2021 between officials from my Department and Clare County Council to review issues which required further elaboration in order to evidentially support an extension of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to County Clare. My Department subsequently wrote to Clare County Council on the 6 December, 2021 outlining formally the nature of the clarifications required. Clare County Council undertook to review their submission and address the gaps in evidential data which had been identified by my Department.
My Department received a response with some clarifications from Clare County Council, dated 20 December 2021. It is accepted by Clare County Council in their correspondence of the 20 December that the causative link to actual damage arising from pyrite induced expansion has not been conclusively established in respect of the 5 homes tested to date.
On the 7 February 2022 officials from my Department met with officials from Clare County Council to progress matters. It was confirmed by Clare County Council that samples from five other properties are now being tested in accordance with the I.S. 465 protocol. If evidence of pyrite induced expansion is evident within the blockwork samples taken from these homes and the necessary causative link to the damage within the homes is established my Department should be in a position to recommend to Government that an extension of the scheme to Clare would be legislated for.
The extension of the scheme to other local authority areas was considered as part of wider deliberations on the Scheme by Government. I, as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, may, with Government approval, extend the scheme beyond the counties of Donegal and Mayo to additional counties, where the evidence supports such an extension.
366. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason County Clare homeowners were omitted from meetings with his departmental officials that included pyrite and mica effected homeowners from counties Donegal and Mayo. [11422/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Defective Concrete Blocks Working Group which I established, was tasked with a review of issues of concern which had been raised by homeowners in respect of the Scheme, which applies to Mayo and Donegal only. Under the agreed Terms of Reference, one of the areas in scope for review was the issue of "Eligible Homes". This included, homes in the counties of Donegal and Mayo and the potential to extend the Scheme to homes in other local authority areas. Other interested parties sought admittance onto the Working Group but homeowners were restricted to those from counties within the Scheme.
It was considered that homeowners from Donegal and Mayo, who made up 50% of the working group, could adequately represent the views of homeowners who may be affected, regardless of their location. However, it was not the role or responsibility of these homeowner representatives to advocate on behalf of Clare specifically, for inclusion into the existing scheme.
My Department received a submission from Clare County Council, dated 23 July 2021, requesting the extension of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme to County Clare. A response issued to the Council on 3 August 2021 indicating that my Department would review the submission and it also sought a detailed breakdown of costs associated with the Report. A breakdown of costs associated with the Report was received on 28 September 2021.
In order to progress matters a meeting was held on 9 November 2021 between officials from my Department and Clare County Council to review issues which required further elaboration in order to evidentially support an extension of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to County Clare. My Department subsequently wrote to Clare County Council on the 6 December, 2021 outlining formally the nature of the clarifications required. Clare County Council undertook to review their submission and address the gaps in evidential data which had been identified by my Department.
My Department received a response with some clarifications from Clare County Council, dated 20 December 2021. It is accepted by Clare County Council in their correspondence of the 20 December that the causative link to actual damage arising from pyrite induced expansion has not been conclusively established in respect of the 5 homes tested to date.
On the 7 February 2022 officials from my Department met with officials from Clare County Council to progress matters. It was confirmed by Clare County Council that samples from five other properties are now being tested in accordance with the I.S. 465 protocol. If evidence of pyrite induced expansion is evident within the blockwork samples taken from these homes and the necessary causative link to the damage within the homes is established, my Department should be in a position to recommend to Government that an extension of the scheme to Clare would be legislated for.
367. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children living in emergency accommodation in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary in February 2022; the corresponding figures for February 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11440/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department publishes a detailed monthly report on homelessness, based on data provided by housing authorities. The Report outlines details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The Reports are available on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/80ea8-homelessness-data/.
The most recently published data was published on February 25th 2022, in respect of January 2022. The information sought by the Deputy is due to be published on March 25th 2022. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of January 2022, and the year-on-year position are set out below:
|
County |
Child Dependants - January 2022 |
Dependants - January 2021 |
|
Clare |
27 |
20 |
|
Limerick |
62 |
25 |
|
Tipperary |
11 |
10 |
Children have been clearly enumerated in the monthly homeless statistics since July 2021; previously it is understood that a small number of adult dependants had been included under the 'dependants' category.
All homeless data from January 2019 to date are also published on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's open data portal at: data.gov.ie/
368. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will confirm the successful applications for inclusion on the new tentative list of potential world heritage properties for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11441/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Monuments Service of my Department is currently undertaking further technical assessment of the applications to a new Tentative List. The following six applications were received by the deadline of 30 June 2021:
- The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo
- Inis Cealtra, County Clare
- Transatlantic Cable Ensemble: Valentia-Heart’s Content, County Kerry and Newfoundland, Canada
- The Cultural Landscape of the Burren Uplands, County Clare
- The Royal Sites of Ireland, (Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Cashel, Rathcroghan Complex, Tara Complex, and Navan Fort)
- Glendalough Valley, County Wicklow
As the Deputy will be aware I appointed an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to review all six applications and their recommendations were submitted to me and issued to the applicants last November. The EAG considered that only the Sligo application had sufficiently demonstrated Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), i.e. was able to show that the site was so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries. UNESCO's World Heritage requirements in respect of OUV are critical in determining what sites should be included on the Tentative List. The EAG determined that there was more work to be done by the other applicants to see if they could sufficiently demonstrate OUV. In addition, the EAG also considered that the full implications of being a World Heritage Property in terms of long-term management, protection and conservation, alongside capacity building and the resources needed to progress any future World Heritage nomination dossier required further consideration by all applicants.
Given the issues raised by the EAG, and having engaged further with all the applicants over recent weeks, my Department has reconvened the EAG to offer further detailed technical advice and support to all applicants, so they may attempt to address issues raised in terms of the EAG recommendations, and to offer further specific advice and guidance in terms of the future management of a World Heritage Property.
I anticipate that this current support process will be concluded around June 2022 and I would intend to make an announcement then on the composition of a new Tentative List. It is important to reiterate that only those sites whose applications - by the conclusion of this new support phase of engagement - clearly demonstrate OUV will be included on the new Tentative List. If by the conclusion of this current process, any applications require yet further work to determine eligibility in terms of OUV we will continue to offer our support.
It should be stressed that if any application does not demonstrate OUV for UNESCO World Heritage process purposes, this does not in any way lessen the significance of the site in terms of its heritage and meaning to those communities who care passionately about them; in such a case we would continue to offer our support in whatever way we can to ensure that this ambition for our wonderful heritage is recognised.
370. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if each local authority is required to maintain a publicly accessible list of all derelict and abandoned properties within its area of responsibility. [11464/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site.
Under the Act, local authorities are required to maintain a derelict sites register, which includes the name and address of each owner and occupier, where these can be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, of any land which, in the opinion of the local authority, is a derelict site. Under section 8(5) of the Act, a copy of the derelict sites register for any local authority can be inspected at the offices of that authority during office hours.
371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons and families who have been removed from housing lists across the country over the past two years as a result of being above the income limit for social housing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is not available in my Department.
Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 (as amended).
The legislation allows for household’s eligibility to be reviewed at the discretion of the relevant local authority or if the local authority becomes aware of a change in circumstances. Furthermore, it provides that the household’s eligibility shall be reassessed at the point of allocation of support. If a household is found to exceed the income eligibility limits upon review, they will be removed from the respective waiting list. Such households may re-apply for social housing support at any stage, subject to meeting the eligibility and need criteria at the time they apply.
Given the cost to the State of providing social housing, it is prudent and fair to direct resources to those most in need of support. The income eligibility requirements generally achieve this – they provide for a fair and equitable system of identifying households with the greatest difficulty meeting their accommodation needs from their own resources.
372. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will he provide a list of all Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund applications that have been made to his Department since the fund was established in tabular form; the progress of each application; the relevant local authority for each application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11499/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra373. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund applications that have been made to his Department from the area of Kildare County Council; if he will provide a breakdown of successful applications, those pending decision and the funding that has been allocated to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11500/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 373 together.
The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) was designed to activate housing supply by putting in place the enabling public infrastructure necessary to ensure that large scale development could take place on key sites in urban areas of high housing demand.
Funding of €200 million was originally made available under LIHAF, of which €150 million would be funded by the Exchequer with local authorities to match fund €50 million.
The Call for Proposals for LIHAF was announced on 26 August 2016. The closing date for applications was 14 October 2016. It was open to all local authorities to apply, with funding to be allocated on the basis of a competitive bid process in relation to proposals with the capacity to secure the early delivery of additional housing at scale, including at affordable prices. A total of 74 proposals, from 21 local authorities were received initially.
Approval was given for 30 projects under LIHAF in 2017 in order to stimulate the development of approximately 20,000 housing units across 14 local authorities. There has been no further call under the LIHAF fund since then. The list of approved projects and related funding is available at assets.gov.ie/45575/913180878aa647e29f8bcb65ffc2170c.pdf.
Of the 30 approved projects, 3 projects are not proceeding, 10 have been completed, and 9 are currently under construction. 3 projects are at or close to tender stage, and the remaining 5 projects are being kept under review.
Kildare County Council submitted seven projects for consideration under LIHAF at Naas, Kildare. Maynooth, Newbridge, Celbridge, Leixlip and Sallins. Funding was approved for three projects at Sallins, Naas and Maynooth. The project at Sallins has been completed, the Council has confirmed that its project on the Naas Inner Relief Road will not now progress and that detailed design of the Maynooth project is at an advanced stage.
|
LIHAF Project name |
Total funding under LIHAF €M |
Amount to be funded by Dept (75%) €M |
|
Sallins |
0.93 |
0.70 |
|
Naas |
6.00 |
4.50 |
|
Maynooth |
14.50 |
10.88 |
