Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the sustainable communities fund that has been allocated to social inclusion units and equality, diversity and special needs initiatives since its inception; and the amount of the fund that will be allocated to same in the future. [14499/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Identified as a key action in the Government's housing policy statement, Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities, the Sustainable Communities Fund provides revenue funding to local authorities for a range of practical pilot initiatives, including community regeneration initiatives and actions to address anti-social behaviour, which have potential for wider replication among housing authorities generally. 49 projects, which promote and support the development of sustainable communities, have been approved for funding. Over a three year period, €7.6 million is to be provided towards these projects, which will be co-funded by the relevant housing authorities themselves. While the vast majority of the projects would include elements of social inclusion, 13 projects, for which over €3.6m of the allocated funding has been earmarked, have been identified as being predominantly focused on addressing the needs of socially excluded groups and of promoting awareness of equality, diversity, and special needs issues.