I propose to take Questions Nos. 1519 and 1527 together.
The numbers of new social housing dwellings provided by Kildare County Council, Athy Town Council and Naas Town Council over the past three years are set out in the following table:
Council
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
Kildare County
|
142
|
147
|
123
|
49
|
151
|
Athy Town
|
47
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
33
|
Naas Town
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
63
|
1
|
The numbers of households in need of housing for the three local authorities, set out in the March 2005 Assessment of Housing Need, are as follows:
Council
|
2005
|
Kildare County
|
1,590
|
Athy Town
|
78
|
Naas Town
|
134
|
In addition my Department also provides support directly to voluntary bodies under the voluntary housing schemes and details of housing output for the Kildare area are also published in the Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.