Written answers

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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410. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the precise details on all capital funding received by Westmeath County Council in the context of social housing provision for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of measures which include the construction and acquisition of houses and apartments by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, the regeneration of large social housing estates and flat complexes, estate wide remedial works, energy efficiency and retrofitting works, traveller-specific accommodation, extensions and adaptations to housing stock and the housing adaptation grants schemes for older people and people with a disability.

The information requested in relation to the funding provided to Westmeath County Council under the various measures for 2013 is set out in the following table:

Westmeath County Council -
Measure 2013
Regeneration Nil
Local Authority Housing €531,658
Remedial Works Scheme Nil
Energy Efficiency/Retrofitting €1,079,494
Traveller Accommodation Nil
Extensions /Adaptations €237,131
Capital Assistance Scheme €709,890
Private Housing Adaptation Grants Scheme €561,797    

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