Written answers
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Social and Affordable Housing
4:00 am
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses provided in each year from 2003 to 2009; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as Part V, are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution in respect of social housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14441/10]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided in each year from 2003 to 2009; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as Part V, that are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution in respect of affordable housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/10]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons assisted to meet their housing needs in each year from 2003 to 2009, excluding social and affordable housing; if he will divide these figures into which schemes, such as shared ownership, that are responsible for delivering these houses; the Exchequer contribution for housing schemes, excluding social and affordable housing, for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14443/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together.
Information in relation to the numbers of households whose needs have been met in the period 2003-2008 through the broad range of housing supports available can be found in the Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins which are available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Data for 2009 are currently being compiled, and will be made available on the Department's website once finalised.
The detail sought in relation to the Exchequer contribution towards the range of housing programmes is set out in the following tables. Figures for 2010 are drawn from the Revised Estimates Volume for 2010 while figures for the years 2003-2009 are final outturn figures.
| Exchequer Provision (Capital) | |||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Estimate 2010 | Total | |
| B.1 Capital — Social Provision & Support | |||||||||
| B.1.1 LA Housing | 602,150,000 | 620,240,000 | 751,650,000 | 858,694,000 | 941,273,000 | 979,728,785 | 690,536,343 | 366,500,000 | 5,810,772,128 |
| B.1.2 CAS | 95,864,000 | 86,555,000 | 80,661,000 | 99,361,000 | 113,766,000 | 156,290,000 | 158,512,741 | 145,000,000 | 936,009,741 |
| B.1.3 Traveller Accom. | 28,950,000 | 35,692,000 | 37,000,000 | 35,555,000 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 19,601,979 | 35,000,000 | 261,798,979 |
| B.1.4 Childcare Facilities | 470,000 | 455,000 | 428,000 | 300,000 | 670,000 | 750,000 | 539,712 | 500,000 | 4,112,712 |
| B.1.14 Communal Facilities | 2,063,000 | 2,524,000 | 2,524,000 | 2,624,000 | 1,922,000 | 2,998,391 | 4,452,816 | 3,500,000 | 22,608,207 |
| B.2 Capital — Local Authority Estate Regeneration & Remedial Works | |||||||||
| B.2.1 Regeneration | 162,945,000 | 173,095,000 | 209,549,000 | 164,445,000 | 315,398,000 | 217,384,195 | 200,877,032 | 195,000,000 | 1,638,693,227 |
| B.2.2 Retrofitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
| B.3 Capital — Private Housing Adaptation — Grants and other Supports | |||||||||
| B.3.1 Housing Grants | 93,176,000 | 60,333,000 | 39,509,000 | 40,999,000 | 48,210,000 | 81,261,787 | 75,864,366 | 80,000,000 | 519,353,153 |
| B.3.2 Site Subsidies | 27,890,000 | 17,797,000 | 12,688,000 | 36,076,000 | 35,217,000 | 38,492,685 | 6,938,473 | 6,000,000 | 181,099,158 |
| B.3.3 Mortgage Allowances | 1,721,000 | 2,265,000 | 2,600,000 | 3,127,000 | 3,333,000 | 3,159,464 | 3,175,805 | 3,500,000 | 22,881,269 |
| Totals | 1,015,229,000 | 998,956,000 | 1,136,609,000 | 1,241,181,000 | 1,494,789,000 | 1,515,065,307 | 1,160,499,267 | 880,000,000 | 9,442,328,574 |
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons that were on waiting lists for social housing for each year from 2003 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14444/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The number of households on a local authority's waiting list continuously fluctuates as households on the list are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. My Department does not hold information in relation to the numbers currently on waiting lists in local authorities.
A statutory assessment of housing need is carried out every three years by all housing authorities in accordance with the terms of the Housing Act 1988. The last assessment took place in 2008 and indicated that there were 56,249 households in need of social housing support, an increase of some 30% on the corresponding figure in 2005. Further information regarding the assessment, including a breakdown of housing need figures by housing authority, is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.
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