Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Nov 2001

Vol. 545 No. 1

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

Dick Roche

Question:

255 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of housing starts sanctioned in each year for the period 1991 to 2001 for each of the local authorities in County Wicklow; and the number of houses completed by each of the local authorities in each of these years. [29853/01]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Molloy):

Information on the number of authorised starts for each of the local authorities in County Wicklow for the years 1991 to 1999 and the number of authorised starts under the multi-annual programme for the period 2000-03 is set out in the following table.

Local Authority	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000-2003
Wicklow County Council	22	14	60	60	65	65	75	73	80	520
Arklow UDC	5	5	15	15	25	25	25	20	22	100
Bray UDC	15	10	30	30	45	50	50	45	60	250
Wicklow UDC	5	5	15	15	15	20	20	20	20	100
Total, County Wicklow	47	34	120	120	150	160	170	158	182	970

Numbers of house completions and acquisitions for County Wicklow in the years 1991 to 2000 are published in my Department's annual bulletin of housing statistics, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Details in relation to pre-1998 figures are published on a county basis only. The number of house completions and acquisitions for 2001 will be published in the annual bulletin of housing statistics in early 2002.

256.Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will extend additional funding to Dublin Corporation in order to permit it to develop a phased programme under which the 3,000 corporation homes without central heating would have heating installed. [29854/01]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Molloy):

Dublin Corporation has been advised on 10 April 2001 that funding for the installation of central heating in local authority houses may be provided under the remedial works scheme in respect of dwellings which qualify under that scheme or from internal capital receipts which are surplus to the requirements of the local authority housing programme. This position remains unchanged.