Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated in 2010 to Limerick City Council, Limerick County Council and Clare County Council to provide houses for persons who are moving from regeneration areas; the amount that has been spent by each local authority for this purpose; if there is an upper limit on the sum to be paid for any individual house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47161/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Limerick Regeneration Programme there is a commitment to provide replacement housing for those individuals and households where the properties they currently occupy are scheduled for demolition in the short to medium term or where the individual or household has expressed a wish to move elsewhere within the regeneration areas, or where the acquisition of the property by Limerick City Council will promote the sustainable communities objectives and address issues relating to anti-social behaviour or criminality. In these situations. Limerick City Council, in partnership with the Limerick Regeneration Agencies, may offer replacement housing within the regeneration areas or within the City Council area, and, subject to compliance with an agreed protocol with Limerick County Council and Clare County Council, within the administrative areas of Limerick County and Clare County Councils.

As part of the overall allocation of €35 million for Limerick Regeneration in 2010, the following allocations were made for the purposes of relocating households to facilitate regeneration:

Only a proportion of the relocations facilitated by Limerick City Council actually involve the movement of individuals or households outside of the regeneration areas with many opting to remain in Moyross, Southill, Ballinacurra Weston and St. Mary's Park. Of the €5.8 million recouped to date to Limerick City Council, €3.94 million related to relocations outside of these areas.

In terms of the cost of acquiring properties, all acquisitions are subject to a regional acquisitions threshold and an independent valuation. Details of the cost thresholds for the relevant local authorities are set out in the following table: