asked the Minister for the Environment (a) the number of local authority dwellings completed in the Dublin Corporation, Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire Borough Corporation areas, and (b) if he will give an estimate of the number of building workers employed, during the years 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1977.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Local Authority Dwellings.
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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:
|
Number of local dwellings completed |
Period |
Dublin Corporation |
Dublin County Council |
Dún Laoghaire Corporation |
|
1950-51 |
2,588 |
536 |
317 |
|
|
1960-61 |
277 |
80 |
8 |
|
|
1970-71 |
821 |
118 |
160 |
|
|
1977 |
1,640 |
607 |
280 |
|
|
Average monthly employment on the local authority housing construction programme |
1950-51 |
3,589 |
425 |
334 |
|
1960-61 |
398 |
68 |
15 |
|
|
1970-71 |
791 |
119 |
113 |
|
|
1977 |
1,529 |
523 |
317 |
Notes:
(1) Records available in my Department for the years prior to 1974 relate to the financial year from 1 April to 31 March.
(2) The figures for Dublin Corporation include, in respect of the financial year 1950-51, employment on the reconditioning of existing dwellings, the cost of which was financed from local authority housing capital at the time.
(3) The figures for employment include the numbers of men engaged on the provision of developed sites for private housing, financed from local authority housing capital.