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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 5 Aug 1971

Vol. 255 No. 19

Written Answers. - Dublin Corporation Housing.

112.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of Dublin city families housed in the first and second halves of 1970 and in the first half of 1971.

113.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of old persons housed in Dublin city in the first and second halves of 1970 and in the first half of 1971.

114.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of dwellings completed on behalf of Dublin Corporation in the first and second halves of 1970 and in the first half of 1971.

I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 112, 113 and 114 together, and as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Period

(a)*

(b)

(c)

Number of families rehoused by Dublin Corporation

Number of old persons rehoused by Dublin Corporation

Number of new dwellings completed by Dublin Corporation

Weekly Tenants

Tenant Purchase

Total

1/1/1970to30/6/1970

819

229

1,048

89

622

1/7/1970to31/12/1970

796

236

1,032

44

433

1/1/1971to30/6/1971

934

316

1,250

41

801

* Includes families rehoused in vacancies arising in existing housing estate.

115.

asked the Minister for Local Government if a loan was sanctioned for the erection of flats at Ballybough, Dublin, if so, the amount; whether any moneys have been paid to date on foot of this loan; and, if so, how much.

116.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he has approved arrangements for financing the building of flats by Dublin Corporation at Ballybough; and, if so, if he will give details.

I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together.

Dublin Corporation raise block loans to finance their housing construction programme. These loans are sanctioned by me from time to time as they are needed. A separate loan was not sanctioned for the Ballybough flats, and no details are available in my Department of draws from the Local Loans Fund for these flats.

The arrangements for financing the completion of the work on the flats is a matter between the parties to the original contract. The corporation requested my approval to the acceptance of an offer by the contractor for an adjoining scheme for the completion of one flat block at a cost of £6,505 approximately and no objection was raised by me to this course.

117.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will list by size of family the number of families currently on the waiting list in Dublin city, distinguishing families listed as overcrowded and as having health priorities; and if he will give comparative figures for one and three years ago.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

The number of families on the corporation's approved waiting list when it was last revised in November, 1970 was as follows:—

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Family Sizes

Recommended by Chief Medical Officer for inclusion on Approved Waiting List

Number of families in column (b) listed by the Corporation as overcrowded

Dangerous Buildings, Compulsory Purchase Order and Housing Act Cases

Elderly persons recommended for re-housing by Chief Medical Officer

TOTALS of Cols. (b), (d) and (e)

1

6

*

84

359

449

2

38

*

59

125

222

3

1,472

1,174

63

1,535

4

1,259

1,088

36

1,295

5

573

519

12

585

6

209

197

16

225

7

74

72

11

85

8

69

69

9

78

and over

* No figures supplied.

490 additional cases were in course of inspection and were considered by the corporation as likely to be included in the housing list. The last official revision of the list previous to 1970 was completed in January, 1969. The position then was as follows:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Family Sizes

Recommended by Chief Medical Officer for inclusion on Approved Waiting List

Number of families in column (b) listed by the Corporation as overcrowded

Dangerous Buildings, Compulsory Purchase Order and Housing Act Cases

Elderly persons recommended for re-housing by Chief Medical Officer

TOTALS of Cols. (b), (d) and (e)

1

2

*

74

380

456

2

8

*

56

167

231

3

1,370

1,118

40

1,410

4

1,341

1,135

19

1,360

5

796

721

16

812

6

319

299

6

325

7

106

105

2

108

8

96

96

3

99

and over

* No figures supplied.

500 additional cases were in course of inspection and were considered as likely to be included on Housing List.

118.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of families housed in Dublin in 1970 within the area bounded by the canals; and the number of families on the waiting list in this area in that year.

The housing returns submitted to my Department by Dublin Corporation are not in a form which would enable me to give information on an area basis as requested by the Deputy.

119.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of buildings in Dublin city condemned (a) as dangerous buildings and (b) on health grounds in the first and second halves of 1970 and in the first half of 1971.

Statistics of local authority operations in relation to dangerous structures and unfit dwellings are collected on a financial year basis. Returns furnished by Dublin Corporation show that in the year ended on the 31st March, 1970, 461 dangerous structure notices and 18 notices in relation to unfit houses were served by them. Corresponding figures for 1970-71 are not yet available in my Department.

120.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of dwellings with more than one family listed by the corporation in 1966 and in 1970.

The corporation's approved waiting list for rehousing included 1,722 sub-tenants in December, 1966 and 1,188 in November, 1970. No information is given in the approved waiting lists regarding the number of families on the list, other than sub-tenants, who may be living in conditions of more than one family to a dwelling.

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