Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2002

Vol. 559 No. 1

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

Seán Crowe

Question:

414 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of applicants per local authority for social housing; and the length of time in each local authority which average applicant has to wait. [25490/02]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

Details in respect of the number of households assessed as being in need of local authority housing at 28 March 2002 is set out as follows together with the available information in relation to length of time on the local authority waiting lists.

Number of households in need of local authority housing at 28 March 2002

Local Authority	No. of Households
County Councils
Carlow	333
Cavan	666
Clare	620
Cork (North	505
Cork (South)	1,002
Cork (West)	594
Donegal	1,565
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	2,118
Fingal	1,769
Galway	976
Kerry	476
Kildare	1,421
Kilkenny	354
Laois	611
Leitrim	305
Limerick	676
Longford	374
Louth	240
Mayo	749
Meath	678
Monaghan	195
North Tipperary	232
Offaly	411
Roscommon	519
Sligo	556
South Dublin	3,817
South Tipperary	571
Waterford	321
Westmeath	420
Wexford	992
Wicklow	616
Total County Councils	24,682
City Councils
Cork	2,282
Dublin	6,993
Galway	1,320
Limerick	581
Waterford	1,034
Total City Councils	12,210
Borough Councils
Clonmel	163
Drogheda	387
Kilkenny	167
Sligo	466
Wexford	433
Total Borough Councils	1,616
Town Councils
Arklow	242
Athlone	171
Athy	127
Ballina	195
Ballinasloe	250
Birr	126
Bray	558
Buncrana	103
Bundoran	73

Local Authority	No. of Households
Carlow	260
Carrick-on-Suir	110
Carrickmacross	121
Cashel	60
Castlebar	365
Castleblayney	117
Cavan	337
Clonakilty	111
Clones	44
Cobh	160
Dundalk	737
Dungarvan	211
Ennis	404
Enniscorthy	270
Fermoy	119
Kells	51
Killarney	351
Kilrush	64
Kinsale	103
Letterkenny	475
Listowel	100
Longford	159

Local Authority	No. of Households
Macroom	76
Mallow	360
Midleton	137
Monaghan	167
Naas	234
Navan	80
Nenagh	124
New Ross	376
Skibbereen	77
Templemore	58
Thurles	225
Tipperary	88
Tralee	512
Trim	21
Tullamore	182
Wesport	126
Wicklow	249
Youghal	239
Total Town Councils	9,905
Total All Local Authorities	48,413

Length of time on local authority waiting list at 28 March 2002.

Number of Households

Local Authority	less than 1 year	between1-2 years	between2-3 years	between3-4 years	more than4 years
County Council
Carlow	140	58	53	21	61
Cavan	0	553	51	34	28
Clare	306	152	64	84	14
Cork (North)	175	119	60	57	94
Cork (South)	606	194	116	53	33
Cork (West)	258	113	67	57	99
DLR	521	376	315	266	640
Donegal	488	388	265	149	275
Fingal	675	387	304	172	231
Galway	259	182	149	88	298
Kerry	263	142	52	14	5
Kildare	449	311	193	135	333
Kilkenny	188	78	43	25	20
Laois	240	125	81	78	87
Leitrim	112	75	30	34	54
Limerick	238	112	78	73	175
Longford	275	44	33	18	4
Louth	103	48	41	28	20
Mayo	204	189	119	96	141
Meath	363	132	80	55	48
Monaghan	81	55	30	9	20
North Tipperary	129	50	25	12	16
Offaly	235	62	38	40	36
Roscommon	177	99	70	52	121
Sligo	201	120	93	52	90
South Dublin	1,018	869	677	556	697
South Tipperary	262	137	70	44	58
Waterford	127	89	51	36	18
Westmeath	214	87	55	7	57
Wexford	398	203	150	93	148
Wicklow	616	0	0	0	0
Total County Council	9,321	5,549	3,453	2,438	3,921
City Council
Cork	850	520	362	273	277
Dublin	2,027	1,662	1,176	739	1,389
Galway	435	264	238	189	194
Limerick	317	70	75	48	71
Waterford	437	170	140	106	181
Total City Council	4,066	2,686	1,991	1,355	2,112

Local Authority	less than 1 year	between1-2 years	between2-3 years	between3-4 years	more than4 years
Borough Council
Clonmel	72	41	28	13	9
Drogheda	100	96	78	63	50
Kilkenny	90	25	15	21	16
Sligo	192	71	72	64	67
Wexford	32	206	56	60	79
Total Borough Council	486	439	249	221	221
Town Council
Arklow	227	4	8	0	3
Athlone	66	47	21	17	20
Athy	91	11	10	4	11
Ballina	128	9	18	12	28
Ballinasloe	63	76	51	24	36
Birr	42	25	20	8	31
Bray	116	100	92	63	187
Buncrana	35	32	15	10	11
Bundoran	35	16	10	7	5
Carlow	113	59	57	11	20
Carrick on Suir	54	30	13	9	4
Carrickmacross	37	27	16	18	23
Cashel	35	16	9	0	0
Castlebar	79	80	56	33	117
Castleblayney	43	27	18	9	20
Cavan	0	220	46	25	46
Clonakilty	60	30	10	7	4
Clones	8	20	6	8	2
Cobh	160	0	0	0	0
Dundalk	310	189	124	56	58
Dungarvan	60	53	38	28	32
Ennis	300	58	18	15	13
Enniscorthy	253	3	4	10	0
Fermoy	116	1	0	2	0
Kells	21	6	12	6	6
Killarney	264	0	0	36	51
Kilrush	60	4	0	0	0
Kinsale	102	0	1	0	0
Letterkenny	182	87	40	50	116
Listowel	33	26	21	8	12
Longford	153	6	0	0	0
Macroom	26	24	12	4	10
Mallow	151	112	56	7	34
Midleton	36	28	31	34	8
Monaghan	63	30	17	15	42
Naas	64	42	26	101	1
Navan	31	17	9	4	19
Nenagh	2	56	44	12	10
New Ross	303	0	32	41	0
Skibbereen	77	0	0	0	0
Templemore	32	12	7	0	7
Thurles	202	0	5	4	14
Tipperary	37	25	15	8	3
Tralee	155	125	95	69	68
Trim	21	0	0	0	0
Tullamore	77	35	33	13	24
Westport	18	44	14	12	38
Wicklow	0	238	5	1	5
Youghal	169	64	5	1	0
Total Town Council	4,710	2,114	1,140	8,02	1,139
Total	18,583	10,788	6,833	4,816	7,393