Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grant support that was provided to Cork City Council in the years 2013 and to date in 2014 in respect of carrying out repair and maintenance works to occupied council properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is the responsibility of the relevant housing authority. My Department provides a range of funding supports to housing authorities under the Social Housing Investment Programme to improve their existing social housing stock. As part of a €50 million investment programme nationally over three years to improve the energy performance of local authority housing, Cork City Council received €1,091,104 in 2013 and €4,402,949 to date in 2014. Once-off adaptation works in respect of extensions and adaptations to social housing units are also funded under the Social Housing Investment Programme for persons with disability. Cork City Council received €489,465 in 2013 and €361,204 to date in 2014 under this scheme.

My Department is also funding a regeneration programme in the Knocknaheeny area of Cork City Council. €6.7m was spent in 2013 and €10m has been allocated for 2014.

In all the above cases, it is a matter for the local authority to prioritise the programme of works to be advanced within the allocations.