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:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
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
Local Authority
|
Units Delivered - 2017
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Units Delivered – End Q3 2018
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Carlow County Council
|
0
|
2
|
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council
|
1
|
0
|
Fingal County Council
|
0
|
3
|
Limerick City & County Council
|
0
|
7
|
Meath County Council
|
0
|
1
|
Monaghan County Council
|
0
|
4
|
Roscommon County Council
|
0
|
2
|
Waterford City & County Council
|
6
|
11
|
Wexford County Council
|
2
|
9
|
Total
|
9
|
39
|
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
Local Authority
|
Spend for 2017
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Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council
|
€4,987
|
Waterford City & County Council
|
€191,398
|
Total Spend
|
€196,385*
|
*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
Local Authority
|
Spend for 2018 at end Q3
|
Carlow County Council
|
€67,983
|
Limerick City & County Council
|
€75,000
|
Meath County Council
|
€8,698
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€25,000
|
Waterford City & County Council
|
€391,931
|
Total Spend
|
€568,612
|
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.