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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Oct 1987

Vol. 374 No. 1

Written Answers. - Housing Lists.

185.

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.

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

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