asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the estimated number of new houses required at present to satisfy the housing requirements in (a) Dublin, (b) Cork, (c) Limerick, (d) Waterford and (e) Galway, and the number required in the remainder of the country, distinguishing between urban and rural needs.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Requirements.
Present needs, as represented by the 1947 estimates of needs, less the number of houses completed during the period from March, 1947, to the 31st May, 1952, are as follows:—
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(a) |
Dublin City |
22,363 |
new dwellings |
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(b) |
Cork City |
3,027 |
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(c) |
Limerick City |
1,422 |
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(d) |
Waterford City |
586 |
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(e) |
Galway Borough |
294 |
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(f) |
Other urban areas |
8,568 |
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(g) |
Rural areas |
9,674 |
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TOTAL |
45,934 |
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The foregoing figures relate only to dwellings to be provided by local authorities for the accommodation of persons of the working classes in urban districts and the classes eligible under the Labourers Acts in rural districts.