Vol. 502 No. 3
440 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number on the waiting list for local authority housing in the Galway County Council area for each of the years from 1990 to date; the number who expressed a first preference for Tuam town in each assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8388/99]
Statutory assessments of housing need were carried out by local authorities, including Galway County Council, in 1991, 1993 and 1996. The details were published in my Department's annual housing statistics bulletins for those years, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. The next assessment of local authority housing need will be carried out by local authorities on 31 March. Details will be published, later this year, in the housing statistics bulletins.
The specific information sought, concerning Tuam, is not available in my Department.
