Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 754: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of women's refuges which have received funding from his Department; if he will provide funding for the establishment of a refuge in County Kildare; if such funding has been allocated, when same occurred; the extent of the funding; the stage of development of the refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27478/06]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 755: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding for the establishment of a women's refuge in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/06]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 794: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of women's refuges which have received funding from his Department; if he will provide funding for the establishment of a refuge in County Kildare; if such funding has been allocated, when same occurred; the extent of the funding; the stage of development of the refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27662/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 754, 755 and 794 together.

Capital funding is available through my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme to approved voluntary housing bodies to provide accommodation to meet special housing needs, such as elderly, homeless or persons with disabilities and may include accommodation for victims of domestic violence. My Department's involvement with the scheme relates primarily to the provision of funds for eligible projects. To date 4 projects have been approved under the scheme for victims of domestic violence.

The administration of the scheme and the certification that particular projects comply with the terms of the scheme is the responsibility of the appropriate local authority. An application for funding for such a project has not yet been received by my Department from Kildare County Council.