Richard Bruton
Question:188 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant social housing units here at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7408/07]
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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)
The management and maintenance of their rented dwellings, including the control of vacant dwellings, is the responsibility of the housing authority concerned.
The most recent data available to my Department, based on housing authority returns, indicate that a total of 5,539 dwellings were vacant at the 31 December 2005. Of this figure, 2,927 were vacated for planned maintenance or regeneration purposes.