Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding capital housing allocations in respect of County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43563/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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This year I allocated some €8.643 million to Kerry County Council in respect of the various measures supported under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP). In addition to this I allocated €2.606 million in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability. I recently allocated a further €420,000 to the Council for the construction of rural houses over the period 2012 – 2014. Having regard to the existing high level of commitments under the SHIP, I am not in a position to approve additional funding for Kerry County Council at this time.

Details of the amounts allocated under the various housing measures together with details of the amounts recouped to the Council by my Department are set out in the following table:

*Recoupment period 1 January 2012 – 30 September 2012.