Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 376: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the application for a group (details supplied) to provide four houses at Knockaderreen and Tullycrine, Kilrush, County Clare under the voluntary housing scheme; the timeframe in which he expects a decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9524/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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An application by Clare County Council for post tender approval for this project under the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme was received in my Department on 17 February 2009. This is being examined at present and a decision will be made as soon as possible.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position on an application by a local authority (details supplied). [9557/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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An application by Cork County Council for approval to proceed with a project at Fellowship House, Spur Hill, under the Capital Assistance Scheme was received in my Department on 24 February 2009. This is being examined at present and a decision will be made as soon as possible.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will launch the sections of the national insulation scheme which relate to local government housing and other social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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As part of a national programme for the "greening" of the social housing stock, some €50 million in exchequer funding has been set aside in 2009 to support a range of initiatives to improve the energy efficiency of the stock. This programme will include support for the first round of Towards Carbon Neutral demonstration projects as well as funding for insulation retrofitting projects that will inform future schemes. A number of projects are already being considered by my Department for funding under these two schemes.

As previously announced, funding will also be provided to assist local authorities in improving the energy rating of dwellings due to be re-let during the year, and to advance the overall energy efficiency in apartment complexes. The details of this element of the overall programme are being prepared by my Department and will be circulated to local authorities in due course.