asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give the latest available figures for the number of houses now inhabited which were built prior to (i) 1860 (ii) 1880 (iii) 1900 (iv) 1920 and (v) 1940 in (a) Dublin city and (b) in the rest of the State.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Inhabited Houses.
32.
The only statistics available on the ages of the dwelling stock in this country are those obtained from the Census of Population which was taken on the 9th April, 1961. With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have a tabular statement containing the relevant information, in so far as it is available from the Census, circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Area |
Number of dwellings built |
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|
prior to 1860 |
1860 to 1899 |
1900 to 1918 |
1919 to 1939 |
1940 to 1961 |
|
|
Dublin County Borough |
22,204 |
25,673 |
13,484 |
29,532 |
38,190 |
|
Rest of Country |
138,029 |
120,714 |
71,662 |
97,421 |
114,792 |
A total of 64,959 new dwellings— 14,186 in the Dublin County Borough and 50,773 in the rest of the country— were provided in the period from the 1st April, 1961, to the 31st March, 1968.