asked the Minister for the Environment the number of £5,000 grants which have been paid in each local authority area to tenants who surrender their local authority houses; and in each case if the tenant purchased a new or second-hand house.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
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The following table sets out, by reference to housing authorities responsible for certifying the grants for payment, the number of £5,000 grants paid up to the 17 January and the number of new and second-hand houses purchased with the assistance of the grant.
|
Local Authority |
Number of Grants paid |
Houses purchased |
|
|
New |
Second hand |
||
|
Athlone UDC |
8 |
2 |
6 |
|
Bray UDC |
86 |
21 |
65 |
|
Carlow County Council |
17 |
9 |
8 |
|
Cavan County Council |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
Clare County Council |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
Clonmel Corporation |
24 |
6 |
18 |
|
Cork County Council |
137 |
70 |
67 |
|
Cork Corporation |
143 |
37 |
106 |
|
Drogheda Corporation |
16 |
6 |
10 |
|
Donegal County Council |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Dublin County Council |
762 |
428 |
334 |
|
Dublin Corporation |
208 |
18 |
190 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Corporation |
21 |
5 |
16 |
|
Dundalk UDC |
73 |
15 |
58 |
|
Galway County Council |
15 |
9 |
6 |
|
Galway Corporation |
22 |
11 |
11 |
|
Kerry County Council |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Kildare County Council |
53 |
34 |
19 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
19 |
5 |
14 |
|
Kilkenny Corporation |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Laois County Council |
15 |
1 |
14 |
|
Limerick County Council |
26 |
13 |
13 |
|
Limerick Corporation |
49 |
16 |
33 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Longford County Council |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
Louth County Council |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
Mayo County Council |
29 |
6 |
23 |
|
Meath County Council |
27 |
13 |
14 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
Offaly County Council |
17 |
7 |
10 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sligo County Council |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Sligo Corporation |
23 |
13 |
10 |
|
Tipp. (N.R.) County Council |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
Tipp. (S.R.) County Council |
32 |
13 |
19 |
|
Waterford County Council |
25 |
10 |
15 |
|
Waterford Corporation |
49 |
32 |
17 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
16 |
9 |
7 |
|
Wexford County Council |
20 |
7 |
13 |
|
Wexford Corporation |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
50 |
23 |
27 |
|
Total |
2,050 |
860 |
1,190 |
Note: Certificates for payment of the £5,000 grant are provided by the housing authority in whose functional area the house being purchased is situated. The local authority house surrendered may be in the functional area of another authority.