Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an application has been received in his Department from Donegal County Council regarding the proposed remedial works for a local authority housing scheme (details supplied) in County Donegal; when he will be in a position to sanction funds and allow the council to proceed with this work. [27507/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Donegal County Council submitted preliminary outline proposals to my Department in June 2005 for funding under my Department's remedial works scheme to undertake refurbishment work to a significant number of local authority houses in the county including a small number of such houses at that particular location.

Given the significant number of proposals submitted by the council, my Department recently requested the authority to prioritise its proposals on the basis of schemes which require urgent and substantial refurbishment work. The council was also requested to provide my Department with detailed schedules and costings for the proposed works following identification by the council of the priority schemes. It is not clear, at this stage, if all of the proposals submitted to my Department qualify for funding under the remedial works scheme. The council's response is awaited.