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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Feb 1996

Vol. 462 No. 2

Written Answers. - Halting Sites.

Eamon Walsh

Question:

128 Mr. E. Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment the number of halting sites opened and occupied in each local authority area for each of the last five years; and if he will give details on a county basis. [4442/96]

The numbers of halting sites, together with the numbers of bays on them, provided by local authorities in each year 1991 to 1995 with funding from the Department are set out in the following table. Information on the occupancy of each site is not available in the Department.

County

Local Authority

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

No. of Sites

No. of Bays

No. of Sites

No. of Bays

No. of Sites

No. of Bays

No. of Sites

No. of Bays

No. of Sites

No. of Bays

Cork

Cork (W) Co. Council

1

4

Donegal

Donegal Co. Council

1

3

Dublin

Dublin Co. Council

5

65

1

5

3

61

South Dublin Co. Council

1

30

1

40

Finglas Co. Council

1

40

Galway

Galway Co. Council

1

10

*6

Kerry

Kerry Co. Council

2

10

1

8

Kilkenny

Kilkenny Co. Council

1

1

Laois

Laois Co. Council

1

10

Leitrim

Leitrim Co. Council

1

6

Limerick

Limerick Co. Council

1

7

1

6

1

3

Louth

Drogheda Corporation

1

10

Mayo

Mayo Co. Council

1

6

Monaghan

Monaghan Co. Council

1

6

Sligo

Sligo Corporation

1

5

Tipperary

Tipperary (N.R.)

1

7

Co. Council

Tipperary (S)

Tipperary UDC

1

4

Tipperary (S.R.) Co. Council

2

2

Waterford

Dungarvan UDC

*4

Westmeath

Westmeath Co. Council

1

24*3

Wexford

Wexford Co. Council

2

12

1

6

1

2

Wicklow

Wicklow Co. Council

3

15

Bray UDC

1

5

Cork Co. Borough

Cork Corporation

1

12

Dublin Co. Borough

Dublin Corporation

2

18

1

14

Galway Co. Borough

Galway Corporation

1

25

1

45

Limerick Co. Borough

Limerick Corporation

1

8

1

9

1

8

Waterford Co. Borough

Waterford Corporation

1

7

Total

16

161

9

44

14

144

2

37

10

186

*Additional bays provided in an existing site.
Notes:
1. Schedule includes permanent, temporary and transient sites.
2. Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire Corporation were replaced by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Finglas and South Dublin County Council with effect from 1 January 1994.
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