asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses completed in each county and county borough in each of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.
Written Answers. - Building of Houses.
62.
The number of houses completed by each local authority in each calendar year is not readily available. The number of houses completed by such authorities in each of the financial years 1957/58 to 1961/62 inclusive is as follows.
|
During 1957-58 |
During 1958-59 |
During 1959-60 |
During 1960-61 |
During 1961-62 |
|
|
County Borough: |
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|
Cork |
366 |
288 |
344 |
224 |
226 |
|
Dublin |
1,021 |
460 |
505 |
277 |
392 |
|
Limerick |
159 |
— |
175 |
108 |
— |
|
Waterford |
61 |
75 |
348 |
31 |
43 |
|
County (including urban districts): |
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|
Carlow |
247 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cavan |
36 |
29 |
8 |
— |
4 |
|
Clare |
14 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
10 |
|
Cork |
244 |
75 |
113 |
101 |
28 |
|
Donegal |
75 |
61 |
38 |
52 |
35 |
|
Dublin |
140 |
50 |
96 |
88 |
35 |
|
Galway |
98 |
6 |
18 |
13 |
35 |
|
Kerry |
122 |
123 |
126 |
148 |
164 |
|
Kildare |
37 |
8 |
57 |
24 |
59 |
|
Kilkenny |
56 |
82 |
32 |
35 |
25 |
|
Laoighis |
71 |
17 |
55 |
46 |
— |
|
Leitrim |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
45 |
48 |
31 |
25 |
14 |
|
Longford |
7 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
|
Louth |
14 |
154 |
176 |
19 |
34 |
|
Mayo |
86 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
93 |
39 |
18 |
42 |
7 |
|
Monaghan |
101 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
85 |
20 |
8 |
13 |
19 |
|
Roscommon |
18 |
29 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
73 |
26 |
76 |
46 |
14 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
1 |
85 |
72 |
65 |
15 |
|
Waterford |
— |
2 |
3 |
4 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
23 |
26 |
25 |
5 |
15 |
|
Wexford |
58 |
77 |
47 |
43 |
38 |
|
Wicklow |
9 |
10 |
6 |
— |
3 |
|
TOTALS |
3,467 |
1,812 |
2,414 |
1,463 |
1,238 |
The total number of houses completed by private persons with the aid of State grants in each of these years is as follows:
|
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
|
3,559 |
2,626 |
3,195 |
3,895 |
4,046 |
A breakdown of these figures for each county and county borough is being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.
63.
asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses under construction in each county and county borough at 31st March in each of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.
The following statement shows the number of houses under construction by local authorities at 31st March in each of the years 1958; 1959; 1960 and 1961.
COUNTY BOROUGHS
|
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
|
|
Cork |
431 |
475 |
265 |
255 |
|
Dublin |
733 |
501 |
282 |
260 |
|
Limerick |
83 |
183 |
108 |
— |
|
Waterford |
65 |
16 |
25 |
43 |
COUNTIES
(Including urban areas).
|
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
|
|
Carlow |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cavan |
29 |
7 |
— |
8 |
|
Clare |
6 |
4 |
15 |
5 |
|
Cork |
90 |
139 |
104 |
35 |
|
Donegal |
56 |
34 |
29 |
31 |
|
Dublin |
126 |
96 |
88 |
97 |
|
Galway |
1 |
16 |
7 |
36 |
|
Kerry |
69 |
154 |
155 |
96 |
|
Kildare |
42 |
57 |
16 |
48 |
|
Kilkenny |
68 |
19 |
24 |
18 |
|
Laoighis |
18 |
52 |
45 |
52 |
|
Limerick |
22 |
11 |
16 |
21 |
|
Longford |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
Louth |
244 |
172 |
16 |
116 |
|
Mayo |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
19 |
10 |
41 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
10 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
|
Roscommon |
25 |
15 |
15 |
21 |
|
Sligo |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
55 |
96 |
39 |
13 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
85 |
52 |
80 |
24 |
|
Waterford |
— |
7 |
4 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
15 |
18 |
1 |
28 |
|
Wexford |
57 |
63 |
36 |
22 |
|
Wicklow |
7 |
6 |
— |
3 |
The number of houses under construction other than by local authorities is not available in my Department.
64.
asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses at present under construction in each county and county borough.
The number of houses under construction by local authorities at 31st May, 1962 was as follows:
|
County Borough Councils: |
|
|
Cork |
318 |
|
Dublin |
850 |
|
Limerick |
205 |
|
Waterford |
79 |
|
Urban District or Borough Councils: |
|
|
Birr |
2 |
|
Buncrana |
12 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
30 |
|
Clonmel |
29 |
|
Drogheda |
86 |
|
Dungarvan |
20 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
75 |
|
Kilkenny |
38 |
|
Letterkenny |
37 |
|
Mallow |
14 |
|
Midleton |
12 |
|
Wexford |
30 |
|
County Councils: |
|
|
Carlow |
17 |
|
Cavan |
10 |
|
Clare |
4 |
|
Cork (N) |
37 |
|
Cork (S) |
5 |
|
Donegal |
23 |
|
Dublin |
58 |
|
Galway |
5 |
|
Kerry |
33 |
|
Kildare |
64 |
|
Kilkenny |
8 |
|
Laoighis |
59 |
|
Limerick |
24 |
|
Longford |
15 |
|
Louth |
7 |
|
Mayo |
4 |
|
Meath |
30 |
|
Offaly |
10 |
|
Roscommon |
16 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
10 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
25 |
|
Westmeath |
35 |
|
Wexford |
16 |
Figures for private houses are not kept in the form requested. Details of the total number of new house grant allocations for each county and county borough for the twelve-month period ended 30th ultimo are, however, as follows:
|
Number of Allocations |
|
|
County Borough Area: |
|
|
Cork |
17 |
|
Dublin |
621 |
|
Limerick |
130 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
|
County (including urban areas): |
|
|
Carlow |
16 |
|
Cavan |
97 |
|
Clare |
110 |
|
Cork |
436 |
|
Donegal |
107 |
|
Dublin |
1,669 |
|
Galway |
329 |
|
Kerry |
124 |
|
Kildare |
46 |
|
Kilkenny |
42 |
|
Laois |
47 |
|
Leitrim |
26 |
|
Limerick |
125 |
|
Longford |
30 |
|
Louth |
67 |
|
Mayo |
159 |
|
Meath |
74 |
|
Monaghan |
43 |
|
Offaly |
81 |
|
Roscommon |
88 |
|
Sligo |
43 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
51 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
41 |
|
Waterford |
27 |
|
Westmeath |
76 |
|
Wexford |
41 |
|
Wicklow |
32 |
65.
asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses completed in each county and county borough during the period from 1st January, 1962 to 30th June, 1962, or to the latest date in 1962 for which figures are available.
The number of houses completed by local authorities and by private persons with the aid of grants under the Housing Acts in the period from 1st January, 1962 to 31st May, 1962, are as follows:-
|
Local Authorities |
Private Persons |
Total |
|
|
County Boroughs: |
|||
|
Cork |
81 |
10 |
91 |
|
Dublin |
250 |
295 |
545 |
|
Limerick |
— |
55 |
55 |
|
Waterford |
20 |
1 |
21 |
|
*Counties: |
|||
|
Carlow |
— |
29 |
29 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
30 |
31 |
|
Clare |
4 |
35 |
39 |
|
Cork |
24 |
150 |
174 |
|
Donegal |
27 |
45 |
72 |
|
Dublin |
35 |
546 |
581 |
|
Galway |
9 |
61 |
70 |
|
Kerry |
51 |
51 |
102 |
|
Kildare |
10 |
13 |
23 |
|
Kilkenny |
4 |
7 |
11 |
|
Laoighis |
— |
15 |
15 |
|
Leitrim |
— |
15 |
15 |
|
Limerick |
3 |
46 |
49 |
|
Longford |
1 |
9 |
10 |
|
Louth |
3 |
25 |
28 |
|
Mayo |
— |
66 |
66 |
|
Meath |
15 |
19 |
34 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
9 |
9 |
|
Offaly |
27 |
44 |
71 |
|
Roscommon |
3 |
27 |
30 |
|
Sligo |
— |
31 |
31 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
1 |
9 |
10 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
12 |
13 |
25 |
|
Waterford |
— |
15 |
15 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
20 |
26 |
|
Wexford |
17 |
17 |
34 |
|
Wicklow |
— |
20 |
20 |
* The figures for urban districts are included.
66.
asked the Minister for Local Government, for each county and county borough, the number of houses which it is proposed to build and for which he has at present the proposals under consideration.
The following table shows, for each housing authority, the number of dwellings in respect of which proposals were, as at the 7th July, 1962, under consideration in my Department:—
|
Housing Authority |
Number of dwellings |
|
County Councils: |
|
|
Carlow |
— |
|
Cavan |
— |
|
Clare |
13 |
|
Cork North |
— |
|
,, South |
12 |
|
,, West |
— |
|
Donegal |
9 |
|
Dublin |
68 |
|
Galway |
5 |
|
Kerry |
— |
|
Kildare |
57 |
|
Kilkenny |
28 |
|
Laois |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
|
Limerick |
42 |
|
Longford |
2 |
|
Louth |
— |
|
Mayo |
— |
|
Meath |
17 |
|
Monaghan |
164 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
|
Sligo |
— |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
5 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
2 |
|
Waterford |
24 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
|
Wexford |
30 |
|
Wicklow |
— |
|
County Boroughs: |
|
|
Cork |
94 |
|
Dublin |
1,326 |
|
Limerick |
295 |
|
Waterford |
43 |
|
Urban District and Borough Councils: |
|
|
An Uaimh |
— |
|
Arklow |
— |
|
Athlone |
— |
|
Athy |
— |
|
Ballina |
— |
|
Ballinasloe |
— |
|
Birr |
— |
|
Bray |
— |
|
Buncrana |
— |
|
Bundoran |
— |
|
Carlow |
— |
|
Carrickmacross |
— |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
— |
|
Cashel |
— |
|
Castlebar |
— |
|
Castleblayney |
— |
|
Cavan |
— |
|
Ceanannus Mór |
— |
|
Clonakilty |
— |
|
Clones |
— |
|
Clonmel |
30 |
|
Cobh |
— |
|
Drogheda |
— |
|
Dundalk |
— |
|
Dungarvan |
— |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
— |
|
Ennis |
30 |
|
Enniscorthy |
— |
|
Fermoy |
— |
|
Galway |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
— |
|
Killarney |
12 |
|
Kilrush |
— |
|
Kinsale |
— |
|
Letterkenny |
— |
|
Listowel |
— |
|
Longford |
— |
|
Macroom |
— |
|
Mallow |
— |
|
Midleton |
— |
|
Monaghan |
— |
|
Naas |
22 |
|
Nenagh |
— |
|
New Ross |
20 |
|
Skibbereen |
— |
|
Sligo |
— |
|
Templemore |
— |
|
Thurles |
38 |
|
Tipperary |
— |
|
Tralee |
— |
|
Trim |
— |
|
Tullamore |
20 |
|
Westport |
— |
|
Wexford |
148 |
|
Wicklow |
4 |
|
Youghal |
6 |