Joe Higgins
Question:328 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority dwellings completed for each of the years from 1985 to 1998. [18268/98]
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Joe Higgins
Question:329 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the total number of applicants listed for allocation of local authority housing for each of the years from 1985 to 1998. [18269/98]
Joe Higgins
Question:348 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the total number of dwellings completed in each of the years 1985 to 1989. [18392/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 328, 329 and 348 together.
The information sought is contained in my Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. It is estimated that about 3,500 local authority dwellings and some 40,000 dwellings in all will be completed in 1998. The next assessment of housing need will take place in March 1999.
Joe Higgins
Question:330 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the public capital expenditure on housing for each of the years from 1985 to 1998; and the percentage of overall public expenditure constituted by this for each of these years. [18270/98]
The information requested is set out in the following table:
|
Years |
Public Capital Expenditure on Housing (A) |
(A) as a % of overall Public Expenditure |
|
£m |
% |
|
|
1985 |
393.0 |
4.0 |
|
1986 |
385.5 |
3.8 |
|
1987 |
371.4 |
3.5 |
|
1988 |
201.8 |
1.9 |
|
1989 |
135.6 |
1.3 |
|
1990 |
122.2 |
1.1 |
|
1991 |
123.6 |
1.0 |
|
1992 |
141.3 |
1.1 |
|
1993 |
189.6 |
1.3 |
|
1994 |
278.7 |
1.9 |
|
1995 |
319.0 |
2.0 |
|
1996 |
336.2 |
2.0 |
|
1997 |
348.1 |
1.9 |
|
1998 |
437.3 |
2.2 |
|
(Estimate) |
The reduction in PCP expenditure on housing between 1987 and 1991 mainly reflects the transfer of the bulk of house purchase loans from the public to the private sector and the termination of the 1985 house improvement grants scheme.