Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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682. To ask 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]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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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: . 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 | |
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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 | Dunshauglin | |
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 | Admore 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%) |
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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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