Local Authority Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2005

Thursday, 10 March 2005

Questions (209)

Michael Ring

Question:

209 Mr. Ring asked the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 1 March 2005, pertaining to the number of vacant houses which are in the possession of each local authority in County Mayo, the location of these houses; the reason the houses are not being allocated; the reason the parliamentary question was not answered; and if he will answer the original question in full. [8422/05]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

The re-letting of vacant local authority houses is a matter for individual local authorities and my Department has no function in the matter. Information on the location of individual local authority vacant houses in the Mayo local authority areas is not available in my Department.

According to the revised housing action plan for the period 2004 to 2008 recently received in my Department from Mayo County Council, there are 30 vacant local authority houses in the county council area, 23 in the Ballina Town Council area, two in the Castlebar Town Council area and three in the Westport Town Council area.