Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1079: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority housing start-ups taking place in 2009 in County Mayo; and the areas of the county in which they are taking place. [1486/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1080: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the list of housing projects which are ready for start-up under the auspices of a local authority (details supplied) in County Mayo but are waiting for funding approval from his Department. [1487/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1081: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that has been provided to a local authority (details supplied) in County Mayo for the housing programme. [1488/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1079, 1080 and 1081 together.

My Department is considering all proposals submitted for inclusion in the Social Housing Investment Programme, in the light of available resources and competing demands. Housing authorities have been provided with provisional allocations for their main social housing supply and improvement works programmes for 2009. However, these provisional allocations may be subject to further possible amendment, and the programmes involved for 2009 will be discussed at the next round of Housing Action Plan meetings which is due to start in early March. It is the intention to issue final allocations for 2009 in April, following completion of the Housing Action Plan meetings. It is a matter for each housing authority to prioritise projects under their Housing Action Plan in order to meet housing need as identified in the Housing Needs Assessment 2008.