Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Housing Issues
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projects for which his Department has given approval to local authorities to go to tender or commence construction under the Government stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/14]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Following the inclusion of a number of housing-related measures by Government under recent stimulus initiatives, my Department has issued approvals to relevant housing authorities to invest in a range of housing programmes, details of which are set out in the following table. On receipt of Departmental approval, the relevant housing authorities act as sponsoring agencies in relation to the projects concerned and have overall responsibility for detailed planning and procurement in line with the provisions of the Public Spending Code.
| Stimulus Measure | Allocation | Status (Projects under Local Authority Management ) |
|---|---|---|
| (A) June 2013 Stimulus Package | ||
| - Local Authority Energy Efficiency | €50m | Approved |
| (B) Budget 2014 Stimulus Package | ||
| Social Housing Stimulus (€50m) | ||
| - Social housing construction programme in areas with high housing needs; | €15m | Approved |
| - Retrofitting programme for boarded-up houses to return to productive use; | €15m | Approved |
| - Unfinished housing developments; | €10m | Approved |
| - Additional €10m in private housing grants for older people/people with a disability. | €10m | Approved |
| (C) May 2014 Stimulus Package | ||
| Social Housing Stimulus (€70m) | ||
| - Bringing long-term local authority vacant units back into use; | €20m | Planning |
| - Mainstream social housing construction; | €20m | Planning |
| - Supporting people with a special housing need (particular focus on units for homeless people) | €10m | Approved |
| - Pyrite Remediation | €20m | Pyrite Resolution Board- at tender stage |
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