Written answers
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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746. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of investment from capital spending his Department has made in County Kildare since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29888/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of programmes and initiatives. The following are details of funding to Kildare County Council from 2011 to 2014 under the main areas of this Programme -
| - | 2011 € | 2012 € | 2013 € | 2014 € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition | 2,901,449 | 4,114,913 | 3 , 801,389 | 4,197,992 |
| Capital Assistance Scheme | 1,956,675 | 1,891,864 | 842,708 | 448,598 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| *Capital Advance Leasing Facility | Nil | 303,816 | 792,575 | Nil |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Remedial Works Scheme | 398,000 | 830,392 | 870,923 | 326,488 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Adaptations and Extensions to Social Housing | 459,256 | 194,318 | 80,185 | 193,926 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Returning Vacant Social Housing to Productive Use | Nil | Nil | Nil | 503,463 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Efficiency Insulation Measure | 847,262 | 468,204 | 453,614 | 1,528,046 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People with a Disability | 2,852,228 | 1,622,950 | 1,743,825 | 1,676,952 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
Funding was also provided by my Department for Fire Services and under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The following table outlines details of expenditure to Kildare County Council from 2011 to 2014 in respect of these programmes.
| - | 2011 € | 2012 € | 2013 € | 2014 € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Services | Nil | 346,199.00 | Nil | Nil |
| Rural Development Programme - Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta | 878,195.02 | 787,867.81 | 2,651,706.88 | 2,517,305.39 |
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