Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 26 Oct 1950

Vol. 123 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cork Housing Schemes.

Mr. McGrath

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will indicate (1) the number of houses built by the local authorities in Cork county and county borough in each of the financial years from 1945-46 to 1949-50; (2) the number in course of construction; (3) the location of each scheme; (4) the amount of grants paid from the Transition Development Fund for each scheme and the amount per house, and (5) the dates of completion and dates of payment in each case.

Mr. Keyes

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission a Chinn Chomhairle, to circulate it with the Official Reports.

The following is the statement which is based on particulars compiled in July, 1950:—

Local Authority	Number of houses built	Number in course of construction at 30/5/50	Location of schemes	Amount of grant paid from T.D. Fund for each scheme	Amount of grant per house	Date of payment	Date of completion of scheme
1945/46	1946/47	1947/48	1948/49	1949/50
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
								£	£
Cobh U.D.C.	Nil	Nil	Nil	12	6	Nil	Connolly St. and	3,000	400	7/1/49	Sept., 1949.
							The Mall.	4,200		2/6/49
Mallow,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	56	94	Lacknalooha,Ballydahin	9,50050,500	400—	7/1/4928/9/49	August, 1949.
Kinsale,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	5	7	RoseabbeyBlind GateWorlds End	8001,0002,000	——400	5/1/5023/5/5028/9/49	Scheme still in progress. 6th Dec., 1949.
Macroom,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	10	14	Barrett Place, 10 houses.Barrett Place,14 houses.	4,0001,8001,000	400——	2/6/4923/3/5023/5/50	18th Nov., 1949. Scheme still in progress.
Fermoy,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	16	Nil	Maloney's Field or Duntahane.	6,400	400	30/3/49	28th Novr., 1949.
Midleton ,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	26	,,	Rosary Place	7,0002,920	400 for 20320 for 6	30/3/4923/6/50	11th March, 1950.
Skibbereen,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	10	Upper Bridge Street.	—	—	—	Scheme still in progress.
Youghal,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	44	Cork HillCircus Field and Pottery Field.	3,5001,500	——	23/5/5020/7/50	Scheme still in progress.
Cork County Borough.	,,	90	10	82	127	345	Cathedral Rd.	—	—	—	22 on 13th April, 1946; 68 on 18th May, 1946.
							School Place	—	—	—	23rd Aug., 1947.
							St. Anne's Pk.	—	—	—	15th June.,
											1948.
							Fullers Road	—	—	—	21st Sept., 1948.
							Mount Eden	25,000	—	8/6/50	29th Sept.,
						Terrace.					1948.
							Barrett's Tce.	—	—	—	22 on 2nd Feb.,
											1949; 20 on
											20th April, 1949.
							Ballyphehane	—	—	—	Scheme still in progress.
							Friars Walk	—	—	—	9 on 10th Jan., 1950; 3 on 1st Feb., 1950; 5 on 16th March, 1950.
Cork Country Council, North.		1	1	21	239	121	In towns and villages in Nth. Cork County Health District	60,000	—	24/1/49	Scheme still in progress.
Cork County Council South.	—	—	—	24	62	58	In towns and villages in West Cork Co. Health Dis- trict.	10,0003,5005,0005,000	————	7/1/497/1/4927/2/5023/3/50	Scheme still in progress.
Cork County Council, South.		Nil	Nil	Nil	16	396	In towns and villages in Sth. Cork Co. Health District	10,00010,000	——	13/2/5013/2/50	Scheme still in progress.
Clonakilty		Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	17	Patrick Street	2,500	—	6/7/50	Scheme still in progress

In connection with column (10) of the statement, grants from the Transition Development Fund relate to schemes of houses and where a figure is stated as the amount of the grant per house the grants have been finally paid in respect of the schemes to which they relate. In all other cases the payments made represent payments on account. Where final payments of grants have been made the information available to the Minister at the time of payment was sufficient to warrant such payment.

Mr. McGrath

Will the Minister say if he is sending any more money to Cork City?

An Ceann Comhairle

That is a separate question.