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Local Authority Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2005

Tuesday, 11 October 2005

Ceisteanna (529, 530)

Paul McGrath

Ceist:

529 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new house starts approved for each local authority in each of the past five years; and the corresponding number of house completions for each of the local authorities for each of the past five years. [27499/05]

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Paul McGrath

Ceist:

530 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing starts approved for each local authority for each of the past five years; and the number of completions for each of the local authorities for each of the past five years. [27500/05]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together.

Since 2000 local authorities have operated their housing construction programmes on the basis of a four-year multi-annual allocation of house starts for the period 2000 to 2003. This replaced the system of individual annual house start allocations in operation prior to 2000. Information on the number of authorised starts allocated to each local authority under the 2000 to 2003 multi-annual programme is set out in the accompanying table.

Multi-annual action plans have been prepared by local authorities for the provision of social and affordable housing for the period 2004 to 2008. These have been approved by my Department and are designed to assist local authorities in identifying priority needs over the coming years and providing a coherent and co-ordinated response across all housing services, including delivery of housing by the voluntary and co-operative housing sector.

Detailed information on the number of local authority house starts and completions and output by the voluntary and co-operative housing sector by local authority for the years 2000 to 2004 is available in the annual housing statistics bulletins published by my Department, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. These figures, along with the figures for the first six months of 2005, are also available on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Local Authority Multi-Annual Housing Programme 2000-2003

Local Authority

Total Authorised Starts 2000-2003

Carlow County Council

235

Carlow Town Council

138

Cavan County Council

330

Cavan Town Council

138

Clare County Council

310

Ennis Town Council

100

Kilrush Town Council

40

Cork City Council

1,000

Cork (North) County Council

390

Fermoy Town Council

40

Macroom Town Council

70

Mallow Town Council

100

Cork (South) County Council

550

Kinsale Town Council

50

Midleton Town Council

70

Youghal Town Council

80

Cork (West) County Council

310

Clonakilty Town Council

60

Cobh Town Council

70

Skibbereen Town Council

67

Donegal County Council

1,040

Buncrana Town Council

60

Bundoran Town Council

30

Letterkenny Town Council

170

Dublin City Council

2,650

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

900

Fingal County Council

1,400

Galway City Council

540

Galway County Council

598

Ballinasloe Town Council

60

Kerry County Council

550

Killarney Town Council

75

Listowel Town Council

45

Tralee Town Council

200

Kildare County Council

760

Athy Town Council

70

Naas Town Council

120

Kilkenny County Council

260

Kilkenny Borough Council

70

Laois County Council

350

Leitrim County Council

260

Limerick City Council

440

Limerick County Council

580

Longford County Council

250

Longford Town Council

120

Louth County Council

240

Drogheda Borough Council

285

Dundalk Town Council

285

Mayo County Council

530

Ballina Town Council

30

Castlebar Town Council

30

Westport Town Council

30

Meath Council Council

530

Kells Town Council

50

Navan Town Council

100

Trim Town Council

30

Monaghan County Council

258

Carrickmacross Town Council

20

Castleblaney Town Council

12

Clones Town Council

20

Monaghan Town Council

60

Offaly County Council

270

Birr Town Council

60

Tullamore Town Council

110

Roscommon County Council

360

Sligo County Council

240

Sligo Borough Council

250

South Dublin County Council

1,420

North Tipperary Council Council

196

Nenagh Town Council

40

Templemore Town Council

16

Thurles Town Council

64

South Tipperary County Council

300

Carrick on Suir Town Council

58

Cashel Town Council

26

Clonmel Borough Council

100

Tipperary Town Council

38

Waterford City Council

560

Waterford County Council

248

Dungarvan Town Council

110

Westmeath County Council

258

Athlone Town Council

100

Wexford County Council

520

Enniscorthy Town Council

100

New Ross Town Council

140

Wexford Borough Council

190

Wicklow County Council

520

Arklow Town Council

100

Bray Town Council

250

Wicklow Town Council

100

Question No. 531 answered with QuestionNo. 525.
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