asked the Minister for Local Government the total Government subsidy to local authority housing in each of the past five years.
14.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Subsidies.
13.
asked the Minister for Local Government the total subsidies from local authority funds to council housing in each of the past five years.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 14 together.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
|
Amount paid by way of subsidy on loan charges arising from local authority housing |
Amounts of contributions from rates in respect of local authority housing |
|
|
(£000) |
(£000) |
|
|
1961-62 |
2,190 |
2,250 |
|
1962-63 |
2,345 |
2,251 |
|
1963-64 |
2,380 |
2,361 |
|
1964-65 |
2,534 |
2,442 |
|
1965-66 |
2,700 |
not yet available |
NOTE: The figures in Column (1) do not include loan charges amounting to approximately £400,000 per annum on capital grants paid from the Transitional Development Fund and the Vote for Local Government in the period 1946-47 to 1955-56 (inclusive).
Could the Minister not read them out?
I could read them out but I would not make much of a job of it. There are two columns, all of which are of at least four figures, plus the years as well as various headings, subheadings and footnotes.
In light of the figure supplied would the Minister agree that council house tenants are less of a burden on the State than owner-occupiers?
The Deputy had better give me notice of that.
15.
asked the Minister for Local Government the total subsidies paid by local authorities to private housing in each of the past five years.
16.
asked the Minister for Local Government the total Government subsidy to private housing in each of the past five years.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 16 together, and as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
AMOUNT paid out of taxation or rates to meet loan charges on moneys borrowed for the payment of grants for the building of new houses and the reconstruction and improvement of existing dwellings in accordance with grant schemes for which the Minister for Local Government is responsible.
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
|
Payments by the State |
Payments by local authorities |
|
|
(£000) |
(£000) |
|
|
1961-62 |
1,415 |
490 |
|
1962-63 |
1,590 |
557 |
|
1963-64 |
1,785 |
624 |
|
1964-65 |
2,016 |
748 |
|
1965-66 |
2,266 |
Not yet available |
NOTE: A few local authorities pay supplementary grants from revenue. These are not included in the figures given at (2) above.