Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units provided through the repair and lease scheme in 2017 and 2018; the cost per annum; the estimated cost and number of units in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/19]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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At the end of Q3 2018, a total of 1,214 applications had been received from property owners under the Repair and Leasing (RLS) scheme; 48 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 122 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of the RLS scheme data by local authority up to end Q3 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the following link:

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A breakdown of the 48 homes delivered under the scheme by year and local authority is set out in the table:

Table 1: RLS Delivery

Total capital expenditure under the scheme for 2017 and up to end Q3 2018 is set out in Tables 2 and 3 below. Data for the RLS scheme for Q4 2018 is currently being collected and will be published shortly. 

Table 2: RLS Capital Expenditure 2017

*The capital claim for the homes delivered under the scheme in Wexford in 2017 was submitted in 2018. (and was paid in Q4 2018).

Table 3: RLS Capital Expenditure to end Q3 2018 

Significant funding of €38 million is available for the scheme and I expect local authorities and approved housing bodies to continue to implement the scheme locally and to achieve the target of 950 new properties this year.