Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Jan 1996

Vol. 460 No. 3

Written Answers. - Unit Cost of Local Authority Housing.

Seamus Kirk

Question:

266 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment the average unit cost of local authority housing in each housing authority area in the country in respect of one, two, three and four bedroom units for 1995 or the most recent year for which figures are available. [1025/96]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (Ms McManus)

Information on the unit cost of local authority housing in the form requested is not readily available. Local authorities are, however, notified on an annual basis of indicative costs for houses constituting part of their housing programmes. Where all-in costs do not exceed the relevant figures, an authority may proceed with the construction of the houses without having to obtain the prior approval of the Department. Where costs are greater, the Department's specific approval is required. The indicative cost figures are revised annually and those for 1996 for one, two, three and four bedroomed non-rural houses and two, three and four bedroomed rural houses are set out in the following tables.

Table 1 — Non-Rural Houses

	1 Bed 1 Storey	2 Bed 1 Storey	2 Bed 2 Storey	3 Bed 2 Storey	4 Bed 2 Storey
	£	£	£	£	£
County Councils
Carlow	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Cavan	35,000	37,000	40,000	42,000	45,000
Clare	35,000	37,000	40,000	42,000	45,000
Cork (North)	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Cork (South)	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Cork (West)	41,000	43,000	46,000	48,000	51,000
Donegal	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown	49,000	51,000	54,000	56,000	59,000
Fingal	43,000	45,000	48,000	50,000	53,000
Galway	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Kerry	35,000	37,000	40,000	42,000	45,000
Kildare	43,000	45,000	48,000	50,000	53,000
Kilkenny	36,000	38,000	41,000	43,000	46,000
Laois	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Leitrim	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Limerick	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Longford	33,000	35,000	38,000	40,000	43,000
Louth	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Mayo	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Meath	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Monaghan	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Offaly	35,000	37,000	40,000	42,000	45,000
Roscommon	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Sligo	36,000	38,000	41,000	43,000	46,000
South Dublin	43,000	45,000	48,000	50,000	53,000
Tipperary N.R.	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Tipperary S.R.	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Waterford	32,000	34,000	37,000	39,000	42,000
Westmeath	34,000	36,000	39,000	41,000	44,000
Wexford	33,000	35,000	38,000	40,000	43,000
Wicklow	35,000	37,000	40,000	42,000	45,000
County Boroughs
Cork	49,000	51,000	55,000	58,000	61,000
Dublin	54,000	56,000	60,000	63,000	66,000
Galway	45,000	47,000	50,000	52,000	55,000
Limerick	44,000	46,000	49,000	51,000	54,000
Waterford	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Borough Corporations
Clonmel	42,000	44,000	47,000	49,000	52,000
Drogheda	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Kilkenny	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Sligo	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Wexford	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Urban District Councils
Arklow	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Athlone	37,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Athy	43,000	45,000	48,000	50,000	53,000
Ballina	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Ballinasloe	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Birr	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Bray	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Buncrana	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Bundoran	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Carlow	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Carrickmacross	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Carrick-on-Suir	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Cashel	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Castlebar	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Castleblayney	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Cavan	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Clonakilty	41,000	43,000	46,000	48,000	51,000
Clones	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Cobh	41,000	43,000	46,000	48,000	51,000
Drogheda	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Dundalk	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Dungarvan	36,000	38,000	41,000	43,000	46,000
Ennis	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Enniscorthy	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Fermoy	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Kells	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Killarney	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Kilrush	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Kinsale	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Letterkenny	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Listowel	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Longford	36,000	38,000	41,000	43,000	46,000
Macroom	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Mallow	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Midleton	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Monaghan	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Naas	43,000	45,000	48,000	50,000	53,000
Navan	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Nenagh	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
New Ross	37,000	39,000	42,000	44,000	47,000
Skibbereen	41,000	43,000	46,000	48,000	51,000
Templemore	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Thurles	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Tipperary	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Tralee	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Trim	38,000	40,000	43,000	45,000	48,000
Tullamore	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Westport	40,000	42,000	45,000	47,000	50,000
Wicklow	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000
Youghal	39,000	41,000	44,000	46,000	49,000

Table 2 — Rural Houses.

County Councils	2 Bed.	3 Bed.	4 Bed.
	£	£	£
Carlow	34,000	38,000	40,000
Cavan	32,000	36,000	38,000
Clare	32,500	36,500	38,500
Cork (North)	37,500	41,500	43,500
Cork (South)	42,500	46,500	48,500
Cork (West)	43,500	47,500	49,500
Donegal	32,000	36,000	38,000
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown	42,000	46,000	48,000
Fingal	36,500	40,500	42,500
Galway	32,500	36,500	38,500
Kerry	32,000	36,000	38,000
Kildare	34,000	38,000	40,000
Kilkenny	35,500	39,500	41,500
Laois	34,500	38,500	40,500
Leitrim	30,000	34,000	36,000
Limerick	30,000	34,000	36,000
Longford	32,500	36,500	38,500
Louth	34,500	38,500	40,500
Mayo	32,500	36,500	38,500
Meath	28,500	32,500	34,500
Monaghan	36,000	40,000	42,000
Offaly	35,500	39,500	41,500
Roscommon	36,500	40,500	42,500
Sligo	31,000	35,000	37,000
South Dublin	36,500	40,500	42,500
Tipperary N.R.	33,000	37,000	39,000
Tipperary S.R.	34,000	38,000	40,000
Waterford	28,500	32,500	34,500
Westmeath	33,500	37,500	39,500
Wexford	35,500	39,500	41,500
Wicklow	32,500	36,500	38,500