John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the funding provided by his Department in 2012 for the Traveller Accommodation Programme; if he will provide a breakdown of the amounts provided to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35486/12]

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when the planned announcement will take place in relation to the €251.5 million in funding for local authorities for housing capital allocations announced on 20 March 2012, in particular the allocation amount for traveller specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 465 together.

The Social Housing Investment Programme capital allocations announced on 20 March 2012 related to a range of measures including social housing supply, regeneration, estate-wide remedial works, energy efficiency and retrofitting works, Traveller-specific accommodation, extensions/adaptations to housing stock etc.

Some €5.670 million was allocated for capital works relating to the provision or improvement of Traveller-specific accommodation. In addition, some €3.948 million in current funding was allocated towards a range of Traveller support initiatives.

Details of these allocations are set out in the following table: