Skip to main content
Normal View

Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 Mar 1976

Vol. 288 No. 7

Written Answers. - Housing Authority Land.

44.

asked the Minister for Local Government the total acreage of serviced and unserviced land in the ownership of each housing authority within the State on each of the following dates: (a) 31st March 1973 (b) 31st March 1974 (c) 31st March 1975 and (d) 31st December 1975.

Information is not available in my Department in the form requested by the Deputy. Monthly progress reports furnished by housing authorities detail the total number of housing sites available. The following statement sets out the details furnished to me about the total number of such housing sites in the ownership of each housing authority at the dates specified:

Housing Authority

Number of housing sites in the ownership of housing authorities at:

31/3/73

31/3/74

31/3/75

31/12/75

County Councils

Carlow

258

153

605

664

Cavan

110

111

147

180

Clare

112

194

547

931

Cork (North)

789

622

933

816

,, (South)

1,005

1,037

1,084

924

,, (West)

45

113

72

404

Donegal

1,282

1,300

1,153

977

Dublin

2,706

2,742

13,260

15,642

Galway

226

347

732

765

Kerry

1,198

1,262

1,526

1,453

Kildare

1,717

1,592

1,126

967

Kilkenny

840

811

1,101

1,057

Laois

945

984

952

1,079

Leitrim

97

159

181

133

Limerick

920

2,327

3,378

3,199

Longford

77

307

373

391

Louth

415

595

589

622

Mayo

137

340

293

1,087

Meath

256

511

1,850

1,811

Monaghan

220

194

247

333

Offaly

474

612

617

613

Roscommon

204

230

354

217

Sligo

300

329

366

477

Tipperary N.R.

339

308

730

674

,,S.R.

364

332

730

607

Waterford

767

714

991

988

Westmeath

295

241

393

356

Wexford

475

642

805

966

Wicklow

1,002

868

3,284

3,076

County Borough Councils

Cork

3,820

3,701

3,766

3,795

Dublin

6,696

9,841

13,199

13,353

Limerick

985

977

983

1,674

Waterford

1,595

1,722

1,893

1,854

Urban District Councils

Arklow

430

400

420

420

Athlone

170

112

50

8

Athy

26

30

20

20

Ballina

111

84

80

122

Ballinasloe

138

113

134

279

Birr

24

20

50

444

Bray

407

342

342

284

Buncrana

18

18

Bundorar

38

20

16

26

Carlow

844

871

816

829

Carrickmacross

20

Carrick-on-Suir

356

295

389

374

Cashel

45

Castlebar

300

300

50

Castleblayney

84

48

20

Cavan

190

Ceanannus Mór

55

140

38

20

Clonakilty

15

140

89

89

Clones

72

34

34

64

Clonmel

136

443

226

62

Cobh

119

127

88

20

Drogheda

1,708

1,708

732

732

Dundalk

2,528

2,127

2,610

1,546

Dungarvan

222

192

192

176

Dunlaoire

454

455

1,031

1,000

Ennis

318

396

221

241

Enniscorthy

70

82

214

130

Fermoy

22

22

22

Galway

2,162

2,040

1,475

1,476

Kilkenny

13

9

12

37

Killarney

84

322

263

264

Kilrush

28

80

42

82

Kinsale

34

42

35

Letterkenny

252

231

383

84

Listowel

22

25

26

Longford

Macroom

48

48

34

28

Mallow

335

319

150

150

Midleton

94

94

166

110

Monaghan

200

Naas

42

80

200

253

Navan

9

Nenagh

125

87

200

100

New Ross

181

142

107

104

Skibbereen

43

Sligo

200

297

417

458

Templemore

20

22

1

Thurles

158

100

228

254

Tipperary

70

103

83

Tralee

455

264

514

498

Trim

26

8

Tullamore

168

168

280

Westport

54

40

16

508

Wexford

363

238

238

258

Wicklow

116

154

167

876

Youghal

58

65

NOTE: The figures include sites for dwellings at tender and planning stages and additional sites in the housing authorities ownership at the dates specified.

Top
Share