Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of funding that has been approved for Westmeath County Council for the construction of houses in 2017 in respect of particular housing schemes; if additional moneys are required to construct additional schemes in 2017, if same will be forthcoming from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7958/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities in line with their advancement of social housing construction projects. Accordingly, rather than a pre-set allocation of funding for this year, the level of funding to be provided to Westmeath County Council will be directly linked to the scale of delivery they achieve on their approved projects.

I am keen that the Council advance these projects as speedily as possible and I have assured all local authorities that funding is in place to support their activity in this regard.