Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
365. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of funding allocated to Vote 34, subhead A15, estate regeneration and refurbishment, which will be used to achieve the output target for 2022 of 100 units; and the average cost of delivering each unit. [18140/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThrough the voted capital funding under subhead A15, my Department supports multi-annual programmes of large-scale regeneration projects in Limerick, Cork and Dublin and smaller projects in Tralee, Sligo and Dundalk. These projects seek to address the causes of disadvantage in these communities through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration. Projects funded under this subhead include the provision of social housing, other capital projects, social interventions and thermal upgrade programmes. The regeneration projects being funded by my Department target the country’s most disadvantaged communities, including those defined by the most extreme social exclusion, unemployment and anti-social behaviour.
In order to provide as much flexibility as possible to local authorities in terms of delivery, I have not allocated specific funding within the subhead to the individual elements of regeneration, that is, the delivery of physical, social or economic projects. This allows my Department to deploy the A15 funding where it is most needed at any particular time to maximise the implementation of the regeneration programme.
For 2022, the allocation for the subhead is €50m and it will be used to advance a wide range of social projects as well as the delivery of housing in the regeneration areas. The target referenced in the Question is comprised of the delivery of new social housing units, the refurbishment and/or thermal upgrade of vacant or existing units, and other projects under the various regeneration delivery streams.
