Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2010
312 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units for which planning permission was granted in County Laois between the years 2000 and 2007 inclusive; the locations at which such final permission to build was granted on appeal to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16313/10]
View answerMy Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing statistics that inform the formulation and evaluation of housing policy. The full range of data compiled can be viewed on my Department's website, www.environ.ie. However, the information sought in the Question is not collected. Planning permission statistics are published by the Central Statistics Office. The number of residential units for which planning permissions are granted on a county basis is available on the CSO’s website, www.cso.ie. My Department does not have information on the location of planning permissions granted within a specific county council area. This information may be available from the planning authority in question.
