Thomas Gould
Question:464. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an itemised breakdown of the €260 million allocated to local authorities for social housing maintenance funding. [48934/26]
View answerTuesday, 30 June 2026
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The management and maintenance of local authority social homes is a matter for each individual local authority under s.58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities must also ensure all tenanted homes comply with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019.
Accordingly, it is first and foremost the responsibility of local authority elected members and officials to make adequate budgetary provision for housing repairs and cyclical maintenance utilising the significant housing rental income available to them as part of the annual budgetary process.
Notwithstanding, my Department will provide almost €260 million as a contribution towards the remediation and maintenance of local authority homes through various funding programmes in 2026, with the breakdown by Programmes detailed in the table below.
|
Programme |
2026 Funding |
|
Planned Maintenance/Voids |
€40,000,000 |
|
Energy Efficiency Retrofit |
€140,000,000 |
|
Disabled Person Grants/IWILs and Remedials |
€28,500,000 |
|
Regeneration |
€50,000,000 |
Critically, this funding does not replace, but merely supplements, local authorities' own investment in the management and maintenance of their social homes.