Ivor Callely
Question:298 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of local authority houses built in 1996; and if he will give comparative figures for each of the years 1986, 1976 and 1966. [1711/97]
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
The information requested is as follows: 1966, 4,079 (figure for financial year 1966-67); 1976, 7,263; 1986, 5,517; 1996, 3,500 (estimated).
Final outturn figures for 1996 will be published in my Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin which is due for publication at the end of March.
Ivor Callely
Question:299 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of applicants on local authority housing lists for consideration in respect of allocation, transfers and homelessness; if he will give a breakdown for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1712/97]
In March 1996 local authorities carried out an assessment of housing needs and of the number of homeless persons. Details of the results of the assessment, based on returns from local authorities, are included in Parts VIII and IX of the Department's Housing Statistics Bulletin for the September 1996 quarter, copies of which are in the Oireachtas Library.