Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government out of the €30 million allocated to local authorities for retrofitting local authority homes to improve insulation, the amount of this that has been allocated to Fingal County Council; the amount of this allocation that has been spent by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11264/12]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 529: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government out of the €30 million allocated to local authorities for retrofitting local authority homes to improve insulation, the amount of same that has been allocated to the County Council of South Tipperary; the amount of this allocation that has been spent by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11265/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 and 529 together.

Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, local authorities are allocated capital funding each year in respect of a range of measures to improve the standard and overall quality of their social housing stock. The programme includes a retrofitting measure aimed at improving the energy efficiency of older apartments and houses by reducing heat loss through the fabric of the building and the installation of high-efficiency condensing boilers. I envisage making announcements in relation to budgets or allocations for the various housing programmes, including the retrofitting programme, in early March. Under the 2011 programme, an allocation of €925,000 was made available to Fingal County Council in respect of the energy efficiency and retrofitting measure. Over the course of 2011, a total of €926,716 was recouped to the council by my Department. Under the same programme, an allocation of €1,420,000 was made available to Tipperary South Riding County Council in respect of the energy efficiency and retrofitting measure. Over the course of 2011, a total of €1,089,481 was recouped by my Department on foot of payment claims received from the Council.