John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding granted to councils (details supplied) for the purpose of building local authority houses or buying private houses for re-letting to those on the housing lists for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; if the same level of funding is planned for 2009; if initiatives to clear certain categories of applicant from the housing lists will be considered for extra funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7550/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the funding provided to the housing authorities concerned under the local authority capital programme for housing construction and acquisitions in the 2005-2007 period:

My Department recently advised city and county councils of indicative budgets for the 2008-10 period in respect of the local authority social housing programme and the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme of funding for social housing projects promoted by voluntary and co-operative housing bodies. In that context, the housing authorities concerned have been requested to plan a social housing supply programme for that period on the basis of an indicative budget of €55m to €70m.

My Department is due to meet the housing authorities concerned on 7 March 2008 to discuss their Housing Action Plan and final allocations for 2008 will issue to individual housing authorities shortly thereafter.