asked the Minister for the Environment regarding each local authority/housing authority the present numbers of applicants on (a) the housing list, (b) transfer list and (c) senior citizens' housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Housing Lists.
Local authorities provide details of applicants for, and lettings of, local authority dwellings at the end of each calendar year. The attached table sets out the information sought by the Deputy at the most recent date for which it is available i.e. 31 December, 1986.
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
Number of approved applicants for local authority housing at 31/12/'86 |
Number of approved transfer applications at 31/12/'86 not included at (a) |
Number of applications from elderly persons included at (a) |
|
County Councils |
|||
Carlow |
256 |
Nil |
50 |
Cavan |
175 |
2 |
84 |
Clare |
135 |
1 |
12 |
Cork (North) |
519 |
8 |
71 |
Cork (South) |
120 |
Nil |
26 |
Cork (West) |
— |
— |
— |
Donegal |
1,363 |
4 |
302 |
Dublin |
756 |
173 |
125 |
Galway |
280 |
Nil |
65 |
Kerry |
617 |
Nil |
100 |
Kildare |
435 |
3 |
22 |
Kilkenny |
121 |
Nil |
24 |
Laois |
123 |
2 |
25 |
Leitrim |
250 |
1 |
145 |
Limerick |
433 |
Nil |
54 |
Longford |
172 |
Nil |
6 |
Louth |
474 |
Nil |
112 |
Mayo |
700 |
7 |
175 |
Meath |
653 |
6 |
136 |
Monaghan |
299 |
17 |
184 |
Offaly |
182 |
44 |
33 |
Roscommon |
254 |
Nil |
105 |
Sligo |
223 |
1 |
86 |
Tipperary N.R. |
115 |
30 |
27 |
Tipperary S.R. |
261 |
3 |
90 |
Waterford |
95 |
Nil |
16 |
Westmeath |
148 |
Nil |
25 |
Wexford |
612 |
2 |
63 |
Wicklow |
409 |
10 |
71 |
Total (I) |
10,180 |
314 |
2,234 |
County Boroughs |
|||
Cork |
1,228 |
1,942 |
275 |
Dublin |
3,751 |
6,769 |
735 |
Galway |
176 |
184 |
54 |
Limerick |
385 |
45 |
45 |
Waterford |
541 |
173 |
133 |
Total (II) |
6,081 |
9,113 |
1,242 |
Urban District Councils |
|||
Arklow |
97 |
10 |
19 |
Athlone |
77 |
Nil |
10 |
Athy |
73 |
4 |
7 |
Ballina |
14 |
2 |
4 |
Ballinasloe |
93 |
50 |
23 |
Birr |
29 |
3 |
21 |
Bray |
204 |
107 |
54 |
Buncrana |
58 |
Nil |
2 |
Bundoran |
6 |
Nil |
2 |
Carlow |
330 |
Nil |
50 |
Carrickmacross |
50 |
Nil |
22 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
100 |
2 |
42 |
Cashel |
23 |
Nil |
14 |
Castlebar |
27 |
Nil |
5 |
Castleblayney |
49 |
Nil |
30 |
Cavan |
65 |
Nil |
5 |
Ceanannus Mór |
27 |
Nil |
8 |
Clonakilty |
63 |
Nil |
22 |
Clones |
29 |
1 |
6 |
Clonmel |
6 |
Nil |
2 |
Cobh |
109 |
9 |
16 |
Drogheda |
148 |
28 |
29 |
Dundalk |
217 |
15 |
37 |
Dungarvan |
73 |
19 |
16 |
Dún Laoghaire |
344 |
166 |
91 |
Ennis |
16 |
2 |
3 |
Enniscorthy |
73 |
Nil |
9 |
Fermoy |
59 |
7 |
6 |
Kilkenny |
123 |
46 |
26 |
Killarney |
46 |
Nil |
13 |
Kilrush |
64 |
Nil |
14 |
Kinsale |
18 |
Nil |
8 |
Letterkenny |
107 |
Nil |
17 |
Listowel |
57 |
5 |
18 |
Longford |
106 |
4 |
27 |
Macroom |
18 |
2 |
9 |
Mallow |
59 |
6 |
23 |
Midleton |
102 |
Nil |
21 |
Monaghan |
50 |
19 |
16 |
Naas |
28 |
10 |
5 |
Navan |
43 |
5 |
24 |
Nenagh |
64 |
15 |
6 |
New Ross |
65 |
5 |
18 |
Skibbereen |
15 |
Nil |
Nil |
Sligo |
225 |
Nil |
38 |
Templemore |
4 |
Nil |
Nil |
Thurles |
110 |
Nil |
28 |
Tipperary |
69 |
7 |
31 |
Tralee |
160 |
20 |
31 |
Trim |
17 |
4 |
6 |
Tullamore |
74 |
Nil |
9 |
Westport |
93 |
Nil |
36 |
Wexford |
65 |
8 |
21 |
Wicklow |
102 |
12 |
29 |
Youghal |
33 |
7 |
6 |
Total (III) |
4,376 |
600 |
1,035 |
Totals of (I), (II) and (III) |
20,637 |
10,027 |
4,511 |