asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of new houses constructed for the following local authorities for each year from 1979 to 1984 inclusive: Wexford County Council, Wexford Corporation, New Ross Urban District Council and Enniscorthy Urban District Council.
Written Answers. - Housing Statistics.
528.
The following are the numbers of houses constructed for the undermentioned local authorities for the years 1979 to 1984 inclusive:
|
Local Authority |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
|
Wexford County Council |
129 |
139 |
102 |
100 |
82 |
134 |
|
Wexford Corporation |
56 |
— |
37 |
29 |
— |
67 |
|
New Ross UDC |
— |
19 |
24 |
34 |
34 |
10 |
|
Enniscorthy UDC |
— |
33 |
12 |
— |
39 |
38 |
529.
asked the Minister for the Environment the number of applications for housing on the files of the following local authorities on the latest date for which figures are available; Wexford County Council, Wexford Corporation, New Ross Urban District Council and Enniscorthy Urban District Council.
The local authorities mentioned have indicated to my Department that the numbers of approved applications for housing that they had on hands at 31 December 1984 (the latest date for which figures are available) were as follows:
|
Local Authority |
No. of Applications |
|
Wexford County Council |
1,312 |
|
Wexford Corporation |
106 |
|
New Ross Urban District Council |
80 |
|
Enniscorthy Urban District Council |
77 |
530.
asked the Minister for the Environment the number of people who have applied for the £5,000 grant payable to those who vacate public housing in order to buy a new house as outlined in Building on Reality, 1985-1987; and the number of people who have been granted the £5,000 grant (a) in January 1985 and (b) in February 1985.
As I indicated in my reply of 13 February, applications for the £5,000 grant are made directly to the housing authority which provided the houses being vacated and consequently details of the number of applications for the grant are not available in my Department. It is believed that the number of applications received to date is in excess of 700. No grants were paid in January 1985 while the number paid in February was 15.