Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 19 Nov 1970

Vol. 249 No. 11

Ceisteanna — Questions Oral Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

52.

Mr. Hogan

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of serviced and non-serviced land available for domestic housing in the hands of each local authority.

53.

Mr. Hogan

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of serviced land in the hands of each local authority available for leasing or purchase by private persons or building contractors.

Mr. Molloy

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 53 together.

Information on land held by local authorities is not available in the detail requested by the Deputy. Statistics of the numbers of housing sites held by local authorities are contained in the progress report of the local authority housing programme which is issued each month by my Department. In addition, the quarterly bulletin of housing statistics published by the Department contains statistics of land acquired by local authorities by agreement in the last three financial years and of the prices paid for this land.

I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report a statement showing the total number of housing sites held or being acquired, at the end of September, by local authorities.

Following is the statement:

SITE ACQUISITION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Authority	Sites on hands or being acquired at 30th September, 1970.
Co. Councils:
Carlow	385
Cavan	80
Clare	248
Cork	North	780
South	706
West	76
Donegal	1,169
Dublin	7,492
Galway	114
Kerry	1,275
Kildare	1,283
Kilkenny	421
Laois	430
Leitrim	136
Limerick	535
Longford	107
Louth	612
Mayo	113
Meath	724
Monaghan	420
Offaly	646
Roscommon	113
Sligo	253
Tipperary (NR)	151
Tipperary (SR)	622
Waterford	489
Westmeath	386
Wexford	502
Wicklow	806
Total	21,074
County Boro. Councils:
Cork	6,202
Dublin	16,856
Limerick	1,079
Waterford	2,238
Total	26,375
Urban District Councils:
An Uaimh	4
Arklow	400
Athlone	334
Athy	33
Ballina	86
Ballinasloe	16
Birr	41
Bray	306
Buncrana	38
Bundoran	38
Carlow	1,006
Carrick-on-Suir	38
Cashel	35
Castlebar	400
Castleblayney	127
Cavan	51
Ceanannus Mor	46
Clonakilty	63
Clones	51
Clonmel	34
Cobh	199
Drogheda	1,781
Dundalk	799
Dungarvan	119
Dún Laoghaire	684
Enniscorthy	166
Fermoy	82
Galway	1,836
Kilkenny	66
Killarney	84
Kinsale	13
Letterkenny	38
Listowel	36
Macroom	80
Mallow	139
Midleton	130
Monaghan	550
Naas	22
Nenagh	52
New Ross	343
Skibbereen	66
Sligo	422
Templemore	32
Thurles	179
Tipperary	74
Tralee	164
Trim	46
Tullamore	92
Westport	104
Wexford	452
Youghal	198
Total	12,195
GRAND TOTAL	59,644

NOTE: The figures relate to both serviced and unserviced sites and do not include sites on which dwellings are currently in progress. They include sites which may be used for private house-building.

54.

Mr. Hogan

asked the Minister for Local Government if he is aware of the number of approved applicants for rehousing under each local authority; and if he will direct that such information should be furnished to his Department at regular intervals by each local housing authority.

Mr. Molloy

Housing authorities are no longer required to submit details of current housing applications in support of their proposals for individual housing schemes, and accordingly this information is not normally available in my Department. They are, however, required by the Housing Act, 1966, to make regular comprehensive assessments of housing needs and to adopt and submit building programmes to me, at intervals of not more than five years.