Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 April 2004
142 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total number of affordable houses allocated to date as a percentage of the total number of persons on local authority housing lists. [12418/04]
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The results of the statutory assessment of local authority housing need, which was undertaken by local authorities in March 2002, indicated that a total of 48,413 households were in need of housing. During 2002 the needs of over 12,700 households were met under the range of social and affordable housing measures. Included in this figure are 2,614 affordable housing units acquired or completed by local authorities, which as a percentage of households on the housing list is 5.4%.
