Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Nov 1963

Vol. 205 No. 9

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Surveys.

37.

Mr. Crinion

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give a detailed result of the housing survey carried out by Kildare County Council.

38.

Mr. Crinion

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give a detailed result of the housing survey carried out by Meath County Council.

39.

Mr. Crinion

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give a detailed result of the housing survey carried out by Westmeath County Council.

Mr. Blaney

I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 37, 38 and 39 together and, as the reply is in the form of tabular statements, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following are the statements:—

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL.

1. Number of dwellings unfit for human habitation	1,230
of which (a) Incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost	857
(b) Capable of being made fit at reasonable cost	373

2. Particulars furnished in regard to the families in dwellings incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost.

(a)				(b)
		Number of families		Weekly income of families regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority	Number of families
	Size of family	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by local auathority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority
					Less than £3	143
	1 person	152	40		£3—£5	74
	2 persons	157	46		£5—£8	325
	3 ”	103	22		£8—£10	125
	4 ”	79	14		£10—£15	33
	5 ”	63	9		£15 or more	9
	6 ”	49	10
	7 ”	31	7			689
	8 ”	31	3
	9 ”	6	1
	10 or more persons	27	7
	TOTALS	698	159

(c) Where land is the main source of livelihood, the following particulars were given in lieu of (b):—

(i)				(ii)
		Number of families			Number of families
	Land Valuation	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority		Size of holding	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority
	Not exceeding £2	—	—		Not more than 1 acre	—	—
	£2—£5	1	—		1—5 acres	—	—
	£5—£10	3	12		5—10,,	3	2
	£10—£15	5	22		10—15,,	2	9
	£15—£20	—	41		15—30,,	2	67
	£20—£30	—	44		30—50,,	2	59
	£30—£50	—	33		50—100,,	—	18
	More than £50	—	7		More than 100 acres	—	4
	TOTALS	9	159		TOTALS	9	159

(iii)
	Tenure of Land	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as elig- ible for rehousing by the local authority
	(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not furnished
	(a) Vested
	(b) Non-vested
	TOTALS

3. Particulars in relation to dwellings which are repairable.

(a)
		Number of dwellings
	Extent of Repairs	To which Section 19 of|the Act of 1931 would apply	Other dwellings
	Minor repairs	—	—
	Fairly extensive repairs	66	140
	Extensive repairs	52	115
		118	255

(b) Where the dwelling is on a land holding, the following particulars were given:—

(i)			(ii)			(iii)
	Land Valuation	Number of dwellings		Size of holding	Number of dwellings		Tenure of Land	Number of dwellings
	Not exceeding £2	9		Not more than 1 acre	—		(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	£2—5	15		1—5 acres	17
	£5—£10	25		5—10,,	24		(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not furnished
	£10—£15	20		10—15,,	12
	£15—£20	27		15—30,,	37
	£20—£30	33		30—50,,	46		(a) Vested
	£30—£50	30		50—100,,	31		(b) Non-vested
	More than £50	13		More than 100 acres	5
	TOTALS	172		TOTALS	172		TOTALS

MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

1. Number of dwellings unfit for human habitation	1,062
of which (a) Incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost	697
(b) Capable of being made fit at reasonable cost	365

2. Particulars furnished in regard to the families in dwellings incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost.

(a)				(b)
	Size of family	Number of families		Weekly incomes of families regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority
	1 person	92	47		Less than £3	31
	2 persons	118	43		£3—£5	51
	3,,	104	27		£5—£8	128
	4,,	84	34		£8—£10	21
	5,,	58	16		£10—£15	—
	6,,	30	11		£15 or more	—
	7,,	14	6			231
	8,,	5	2
	9,,	3	1
	10 or more persons	2	—
	TOTALS	510	187

(c) Where land is the main source of livelihood, the following particulars were given in lieu of (b):—

(i)				(ii)
	Land Valuation	Number of families		Size of holding	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority		Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority
	Not exceeding £2	19	1		Not more than 1 acre
	£2—£5	54	6		2	—
	£5—£10	83	6		1—5 acres	53	5
	£10—£15	51	—		5—10,,	65	4
	£15—£20	60	20		10—15,,	46	5
	£20—£30	12	62		15—30,,	99	42
	£30—£50	—	47		30—50,,	14	61
	More than £50	—	27		50—100,,	—	42
					More than 100 acres	—	10
	TOTALS	279	169		TOTALS	279	169

(iii)
	Tenure of Land	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as elig- ible for rehousing by the local authority
	(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not furnished
	(a) Vested
	(b) Non-vested
	TOTALS

3. Particulars in relation to dwellings which are repairable.

(a)
		Number of dwellings
	Extent of Repairs	To which Section 19 of|the Act of 1931 would apply	Other dwellings
	Minor repairs	68	33
	Fairly extensive repairs	89	50
	Extensive repairs	78	47
		235	130

(b) Where the dwelling is on a land holding, the following particulars were given:—

(i)			(ii)			(iii)
	Land Valuation	Number of dwellings		Size of holding	Number of dwellings		Tenure of Land	Number of dwellings
	Not exceeding £2	22		Not more than 1 acre	8		(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	£2—£5	39		1—5 acres	39
	£5—£10	42		5—10,,	31
	£10—£15	46		10—15,,	35		(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not Furnished
	£15—£20	21		15—30,,	80
	£20—£30	40		30—50,,	36
	£30—£50	44		50—100,,	26		(a) Vested
	more than £50	23		more than 100 acres	22		(b) Non-vested
	TOTALS	277		TOTALS	277		TOTALS

WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL.

1. Number of dwellings unfit for human habitation	554
of which (a) Incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost	458
(b) Capable of being made fit at reasonable cost	96

2. Particulars furnished in regard to the families in dwellings incapable of being made fit at reasonable cost.

(a)				(b)
	Size of family	Number of families		Weekly incomes of families regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by local authority
	1 person	130	44		Less than £3	69
	2 persons	66	33		£3—£5	33
	3,,	34	10		£5—£8	51
	4,,	42	16		£8—£10	18
	5,,	17	8		£10—£15	—
	6,,	8	6		£15 or more	—
	7,,	15	10			171
	8,,	7	3
	9,,	3	—
	10 or more persons	4	2
	TOTALS	326	132

(c) Where land is the main source of livelihood, the following particulars were given in lieu of (b):—

(i)				(ii)
	Land Valuation	Number of families		Size of holding	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority		Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority
	Not exceeding £2	7	—		Not more than 1 acre
	£2—£5	18	—		1	—
	£5—£10	33	—		1—5 acres	7	—
	£10—£15	47	—		5—10,,	16	—
	£15—£20	50	—		10—15,,	25	—
	£20—£30	—	74		15—30,,	70	13
	£30—£50	—	39		30—50,,	29	59
	More than £50	—	11		50—100,,	7	42
					More than 100 acres	—	10
	TOTALS	155	124		TOTALS	155	124

(iii)
	Tenure of Land	Number of families
	Regarded as eligible for rehousing by the local authority	Not regarded as elig- ible for rehousing by the local authority
	(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not furnished
	(a) Vested
	(b) Non-vested
	TOTALS

3. Particulars in relation to dwellings which are repairable.

(a)
		Number of dwellings
	Extent of Repairs	To which Section 19 of the Act of 1931 would apply	Other dwellings
	Minor repairs	3	3
	Fairly extensive repairs	1	12
	Extensive repairs	12	65
		16	80

(b) Where the dwelling is on a land holding, the following particulars were given:—

(i)			(ii)			(iii)
	Land Valuation	Number of dwellings		Size of holding	Number of dwellings		Tenure of Land	Number of dwellings
	Not exceeding £2	1		Not more than 1 acre	—		(1) Not held under Land Purchase Acts
	£2—£5	3		1—5 acres	1
	£5—£10	8		5—10,,	4
	£10—£15	8		10—15,,	4		(2) Held under Land Purchase Acts	Not Furnished
	£15—£20	10		15—30,,	17
	£20—£30	14		30—50,,	15
	£30—£50	3		50—100,,	5		(a) Vested
	More than £50	3		More than 100 acres	4		(b) Non-vested
	Totals	50		Totals	50		Totals