280 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the size of the underspend, if any, for each of the budget lines or grant aided projects administered by him so far this year and a breakdown of the budget line or project money spent in the month of November. [46149/10]

The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2010 provide a capital allocation to my Department for this year of €1,509.103m and a current allocation of €686.380m. Capital expenditure by my Department to 3 December 2010 is €925.016m and current expenditure is €560.543m. Details of the allocations and spend across the various programmes within my Department's remit are set out in the following table.

281 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will release funding under the capital assistance budget, to enable Domestic Violence Advocacy Service to set up a refuge in Sligo Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46207/10]

Under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), funding of up to 100% of the approved cost is available for the provision of housing to meet the accommodation needs for persons with specific categories of need, including older people, persons with an intellectual, physical or mental health disability, homeless persons, victims of domestic violence etc. All of the €145 million CAS provision for 2010 is committed at this stage. Approvals were largely based on the prioritisation afforded to individual proposals by local authorities.

It is intended to issue a call for proposals in the course of 2011 for new projects to be included in the ongoing CAS work programme. In the case of proposals for new housing projects in Sligo town, it will be a matter for Sligo Borough Council to submit a prioritised list of projects for inclusion in the programme having regard to the merit of the proposals received and the extent to which proposals will meet local housing needs.