Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to voluntary housing associations for construction programmes in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2007. [13760/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Funding is provided under my Departments Capital Assistance Scheme and Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme to approved voluntary and co-operative housing bodies to provide accommodation to meet housing needs as well as special housing needs such as the elderly, homeless or persons with disabilities. The administration of the schemes and the certification that particular projects comply with the terms of the schemes, are the responsibility of the appropriate local authority.

Details of the amounts recouped to local authorities over the period 2002 to 2006 are set out in the following table:

In view of the increased output envisaged for the voluntary and co-operative housing sector in 2007, some €253 million is being provided for these schemes in the current year.