Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Houses. – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Tuesday, 27 Jan 1976

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Houses.

29.

Mr. J. O'Leary

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of applications for local authority houses on hands by each housing authority on the 31st March, 1973, and on the 31st December, 1975, or the nearest dates thereto for which figures are available.

Mr. Tully

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.

The latest date for which statistics of applications for local authority housing were sought by me was 30th September, 1975. The statistics are not yet available from a number of housing authorities. The statement gives the total number of applications on hands and does not show the number approved for rehousing.

Following is the statement:

Housing Authority	Number of applications for local authority dwellings at:—
31st March 1973	30th September 1975
County Councils:
Carlow	338	*
Cavan	200	*
Clare	no list kept at above date	185
Cork (North)	400	208
” (South)	1,022	*
” (West)	191	*
Donegal	710	*
Dublin	3,147	1,994
Galway	470	837
Kerry	945	882
Kildare	651	*
Kilkenny	315	*
Laois	304	438
Leitrim	230	358
Limerick	no list kept at above date	266
Longford	100	239
Louth	400	*
Mayo	500	*
Meath	990	*
Monaghan	260	467
Offaly	200	*
Roscommon	350	231
Sligo	100	*
	approx.
Tipperary N.R.	325	404
” S.R.	296	303
Waterford	450	390
Westmeath	230	315
Wexford	864	863
Wicklow	537	870
County Borough Councils:
Cork	1,457	1,521
Dublin	7,472†
Limerick	500	*
Waterford	586	*
Borough and Urban District Councils:
Arklow	75	87
Athlone	18	227
Athy	no list kept at above date	42
Ballina	84	63
Ballinasloe	40	52
Birr	25	*
Bray	318	269
Buncrana	66	59
Bundoran	no list kept at above date	4
Carlow	290	*
Carrickmacross	20	*
Carrick-on-Suir	124	*
Cashel	48	7
Castlebar	no list kept at above date	15
Castleblayney	120	43
Cavan	64	30
Ceanannus Mór	68	*
Clonakilty	38	*
Clones	50	39
Clonmel	133	271
Cobh	109	*
Drogheda	241	342
Dundalk	378	366
Dungarvan	102	135
Dunlaoire	500	581
Ennis	108	144
Enniscorthy	160	95
Fermoy	106	*
Galway	280	284
Kilkenny	256	*
Killarney	56	*
Kilrush	43	26
Kinsale	16	57
Letterkenny	61	*
Listowel	25	*
Longford	65	*
Macroom	40	26
Mallow	34	*
Midleton	60	108
Monaghan	162	*
Naas	90	*
Navan	153	96
Nenagh	118	*
New Ross	180	*
Skibbereen	50	15
Sligo	210	203
Templemore	32	23
Thurles	108	127
Tipperary	118	*
Tralee	210	363
Trim	38	*
Tullamore	84	117
Westport	34	*
Wexford	192	245
Wicklow	46	*
Youghal	136	108

NOTES:

*Return not yet submitted by housing authority.

†Dublin Corporation carried out an official review of its housing waiting list in late 1972. The local scheme of letting priorities is being revised by the Corporation at present and when this revision has been completed a new housing waiting list will be drawn up by them.

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Tuesday, 27 Jan 1976