asked the Minister for Local Government the total value of SDA loan approvals in the Dublin area for the city and the county in respect of 1973-74 and the transitional financial period 1974.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - SDA Loans.
4.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
House Purchase Loans Approved—Value (£ million).
|
Year |
Dublin County Borough |
Dublin County (including Dún Laoghaire Borough) |
Totals |
|
1973-74 |
£2.05 |
£9.33 |
£12.38 |
|
1974 (9 mths.) |
£1.68 |
£8.09 |
£9.77 |
Is the Minister satisfied that there will be sufficient money available to meet the loan payments as they fall due?
I am satisfied but that is not the question which Deputy Faulkner asked.
Surely, having asked the total value of the loans, it is relevant to ask whether money will be available to meet the payments when they fall due?
Question No. 4 deals with 1973-74 and the transitional period 1973-74. It has no relevance at all to the present year. Deputy Faulkner can be assured that the money will be available.
5.
asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses in respect of which loan payments were made in both the Dublin city and county areas in 1973-74 and for the transitional financial period 1974; the average value of SDA loans; and the average salary of applicants.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Local Authority House Purchase Loans.
(i) Dublin County Borough:
|
Year |
Number of house purchase loan payments |
Average loan approved |
House purchase loan borrowers with incomes |
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|
less than £1,800 |
£1,800 to £2,000 |
£2,000 to £2,350 |
|||
|
1973-74 |
528 |
£4,173 |
295 |
79 |
33 |
|
1974 (9 mths.) |
372 |
£4,249 |
52 |
55 |
39 |
(ii) Dublin County (including Dún Laoghaire Borough):
|
Year |
Number of house purchase loan payments |
Average loan approved |
House purchase loan borrowers with incomes |
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|
less than £1,800 |
£1,800 to £2,000 |
£2,000 to £2,350 |
|||
|
1973-74 |
1,062 |
£4,253 |
1,647 |
412 |
123 |
|
1974 (9 mths.) |
2,136 |
£4,455 |
788 |
587 |
522 |
NOTES: (1) The columns containing the numbers of house purchase loan payments refer to the numbers of dwelling for which balances of, or full loans were paid by the authorities.
(2) Information on the average salary of house purchase loan applicants is not available. The numbers of applicants within stated income ranges are given in the above tabular statement. These figures, however, relate to purchasers of new houses provided by speculative builders only.
6.
asked the Minister for Local Government the number of SDA applicants in the Dublin city and county areas who received supplementary grants in 1973-74 and for the transitional financial period 1974.
This information is not available in my Department.