asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses built (a) in Dublin city, (b) in Cork city, and (c) in the remainder of the country for each of the years 1963 to 1966, inclusive, and up to the latest available date in 1967.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Building of Houses.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Number of Houses Built
Financial Year |
Dublin City |
Cork City |
Rest of the country |
*Total |
1962-63 |
1,599 |
310 |
4,958 |
7,217 |
1963-64 |
1,598 |
241 |
5,592 |
7,831 |
1964-65 |
1,673 |
244 |
7,360 |
9,677 |
1965-66 |
2,170 |
361 |
8,324 |
11,255 |
1966-67 |
2,380 |
630 |
7,574 |
10,984 |
1st April, 1967-30th September, 1967 |
1,594 |
237 |
3,817 |
5,848 |
Totals |
11,014 |
2,023 |
37,625 |
52,812 |
*Figures for dwellings provided without the aid of State grants, or by the conversion of existing dwellings, are included in the fifth column. It is estimated that about 400 additional dwellings a year have been provided in this way in recent years in the country as a whole.