I propose to take Questions Nos. 597 and 598 together.
Statistics on the number of approved housing applications that local authorities have on hands, the number of dwellings let by them and the categories of persons to whom they are let are compiled by my Department at the end of each year. The returns for 1984 will be sought shortly. The position regarding the 1983 return is set out in the following tabular statement. I intend in future annual bulletins to expand the information published.
Local Authority
|
Total Number of approved applicants at 31/12/83
|
No. of houses let in 1983
|
To Elderly Persons
|
To Single Parent Families
|
Total lettings in 1983
|
County Councils
|
|
|
|
|
Carlow
|
237
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
Cavan
|
420
|
17
|
1
|
73
|
Clare
|
182
|
16
|
5
|
120
|
Cork (North)
|
446
|
15
|
2
|
85
|
Cork (South)
|
162
|
4
|
6
|
79
|
Cork (West)
|
Nil
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
Donegal
|
1,817
|
36
|
9
|
302
|
Dublin
|
1,682
|
76
|
81
|
496
|
Galway
|
330
|
No Return Received
|
Kerry
|
560
|
43
|
12
|
222
|
Kildare
|
617
|
11
|
14
|
111
|
Kilkenny
|
405
|
8
|
4
|
113
|
Laois
|
204
|
13
|
4
|
133
|
Leitrim
|
296
|
32
|
—
|
90
|
Limerick
|
467
|
11
|
2
|
97
|
Longford
|
352
|
9
|
—
|
46
|
Louth
|
392
|
5
|
—
|
25
|
Mayo
|
934
|
96
|
11
|
208
|
Meath
|
899
|
20
|
2
|
209
|
Monaghan
|
527
|
4
|
1
|
33
|
Offaly
|
222
|
9
|
7
|
129
|
Roscommon
|
82 (Est.)
|
12
|
1
|
75
|
Sligo
|
266
|
20
|
6
|
61
|
Tipperary NR
|
194
|
4
|
—
|
31
|
Tipperary SR
|
276
|
22
|
—
|
92
|
Waterford
|
153
|
3
|
4
|
82
|
Westmeath
|
252
|
7
|
1
|
51
|
Wexford
|
1,246
|
14
|
13
|
125
|
Wicklow
|
562
|
No Return Received
|
County Boroughs
|
|
|
|
|
Cork
|
1,246
|
No Return Received
|
Dublin
|
6,714
|
325
|
260
|
2,860
|
Limerick
|
601
|
12
|
17
|
182
|
Waterford
|
513
|
37
|
8
|
202
|
UDCs
|
|
|
|
|
Arklow
|
115
|
6
|
—
|
10
|
Athlone
|
132
|
9
|
2
|
74
|
Athy
|
84
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
Ballina
|
100 (Est.)
|
No Return Received
|
Ballinasloe
|
43
|
1
|
3
|
53
|
Birr
|
53
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
Bray
|
313
|
4
|
7
|
84
|
Buncrana
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
30
|
Bundoran
|
17
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
Carlow
|
228
|
3
|
—
|
10
|
Carrickmacross
|
65
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
Carrick-on-Suir
|
70
|
6
|
—
|
12
|
Cashel
|
42
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
Castlebar
|
Nil
|
—
|
4
|
52
|
Castleblayney
|
64
|
1
|
—
|
2
|
Cavan
|
80
|
1
|
—
|
3
|
Ceanannus Mor
|
58
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Clonakilty
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Clones
|
26
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
Clonmel
|
106
|
4
|
34
|
114
|
Cobh
|
126
|
3
|
—
|
10
|
Drogheda
|
201
|
4
|
3
|
74
|
Dundalk
|
95
|
17
|
6
|
128
|
Dungarvan
|
104
|
2
|
2
|
52
|
Dún Laoghaire
|
492
|
34
|
11
|
99
|
Ennis
|
35 (Est.)
|
No Return Received
|
Enniscorthy
|
Nil
|
—
|
—
|
45
|
Fermoy
|
125
|
2
|
—
|
148
|
Galway
|
297
|
8
|
53
|
292
|
Kilkenny
|
280
|
1
|
—
|
31
|
Killarney
|
65
|
—
|
—
|
15
|
Kilrush
|
58
|
—
|
—
|
9
|
Kinsale
|
Nil
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Letterkenny
|
47 (Est.)
|
No Return Received
|
Listowel
|
67
|
3
|
2
|
19
|
Longford
|
185
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
Macroom
|
31
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
Mallow
|
51
|
5
|
1
|
11
|
Midleton
|
117
|
1
|
—
|
3
|
Monaghan
|
102
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
Naas
|
78
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
Navan
|
42
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Nenagh
|
67
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
New Ross
|
78
|
8
|
1
|
44
|
Skibbereen
|
5 (Est.)
|
No Return Received
|
Sligo
|
400
|
2
|
—
|
12
|
Templemore
|
28
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
Thurles
|
144
|
2
|
—
|
3
|
Tipperary
|
78
|
—
|
1
|
13
|
Tralee
|
203
|
7
|
12
|
85
|
Trim
|
21
|
2
|
—
|
7
|
Tullamore
|
32
|
2
|
5
|
61
|
Westport
|
23 (Est.)
|
No Return Received
|
Wexford
|
200
|
4
|
3
|
12
|
Wicklow
|
99
|
2
|
1
|
64
|
Youghal
|
97
|
8
|
2
|
29
|