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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Traveller Accommodation

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the schedule of the funding allocated to local authorities that was to be used specifically for Traveller accommodation in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the amount that was unused and returned to his Department in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4035/20]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding.

The allocations and recoupment profiles for capital Traveller accommodation projects can vary across local authorities given the local priorities, circumstances and project timelines as set out in the TAPs. Local authorities adopted the fifth and current round of TAPs in September 2019, with the five-year rolling programmes running from 2019 to 2024. These programmes provide a road map for local authority investment priorities over the period. They also form the basis for the allocation of funding from my Department for Traveller accommodation.

Housing authorities submit funding proposals for individual Traveller-specific projects and developments on an annual basis. These projects are assessed on a case-by-case basis by my Department in advance of allocations being made. In addition, further funding may be considered by my Department throughout the year in the light of progress across the programme generally. There is regular contact between my Department and housing authorities in order to try to ensure maximum progress and drawdown.

The allocations and drawdowns for each of the years 2017 – 2019 are set out in the following table.

County Council
Allocation2017€
Drawdown2017€
Allocation2018€
Drawdown2018€
Allocation2019€
Drawdown2019€
Carlow 207,905 71,450 167,740 - 70,000 381,898
Cavan 13,729 13,729 30,000 - 95,458 94,500
Clare 169,194 42,444 853,250 13,250 635,000 669,389
Cork City 1,108,344 97,000 310,000 180,250 275,799 42,319
Cork County 110,000 93,156 251,197 - 258,390 184,745
Donegal 147,613 15,100 121,800 52,775 161,816 -
Dublin City 414,829 734,209 1,321,558 744,400 1,628,695 895,197
Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown 1,500,000 1,857,313 673,686 1,099,940 - 32,834
Fingal 26,847 17,420 851,189 886,957 - 848,957
Galway City 209,000 95,102 176,996 - - -
Galway County 625,000 - 1,080,100 267,032 1,412,596 670,440
Kerry 28,566 28,566 15,350 62,538 77,200 75,131
Kildare 80,000 - 80,000 29,510 1,000,000 360,231
Kilkenny 582,162 563,040 201,682 60,067 21,682 408,856
Laois - - 30,000 - - -
Leitrim 98,875 59,933 159,614 54,306 178,390 -
Limerick City and County 69,576 219,918 858,739 470,997 1,015,179 1,424,782
Longford 2,922 - 2,922 - 2,922 -
Louth 237,087 220,048 17,039 3,810 132,531 341,863
Mayo - - 30,000 - - -
Meath 129,000 5,750 65,000 - 75,000 91,790
Monaghan - - 400,000 54,745 100,000 -
Offaly 847,917 101,616 49,379 10,999 815,117 692,329
Roscommon 52,617 123,191 230,000 102,274 253,084 73,843
Sligo 161,249 9,931 1,046,095 282,883 1,435,913 1,131,397
South Dublin 1,024,289 - 869,643 1,284,101 130,557 106,719
Tipperary 327,492 399,337 25,655 42,003 25,655 -
Waterford City and County 545,000 22,610 317,280 472,726 170,000 77,562
Westmeath - - 150,000 - 100,000 -
Wexford 6,880 - 498,801 - 335,000 52,870
Wicklow 52,648 43,773 209,620 88,783 104,533 -
Reserve 221,258 905,665 2,489,484
Total allocations 8,778,742 11,094,335 10,510,516
TOTAL 9,000,000 4,834,636 12,000,000 6,264,345 13,000,000 8,657,652

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