Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of the rental accommodation scheme for the years 2011 and 2012 respectively; and the projected cost for 2013. [10486/13]
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been spent on the rental accommodation scheme and rental schemes over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10294/13]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 and 469 together.
Since 2008 and up to the end of December 2012 expenditure on the Rental Accommodation Scheme [RAS] came to just over €477 million. Since the scheme commenced in 2005 expenditure has totalled €512.3 million. This following table sets out the annual expenditure from 2008 to 2012:
RAS expenditure 2008-2012
Year | € |
---|---|
2008 | €53,025,430 |
2009 | €83,394,513 |
2010 | €100,076,430 |
2011 | €115,917,365 |
2012 | €125,429,966 |
Total | €477,843,704 |
€150m has been allocated for the Rental Accommodation Scheme in 2013.
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