My Department has since 2008 collected data on rent arrears, calculated by the total monetary amounts and not by individual persons or households, owing to local authorities. The data are supplied in a tabular format below. However my Department does not collect data on notices to quit related to those rent arrears.
Data in respect of 2011 are not yet available.
Local Authorities
|
Rent arrears at date specified
|
County Councils
|
1st Jan 2008
|
1st Jan 2009
|
1st Jan 2010
|
Carlow
|
84,873
|
109,471
|
160,989
|
Cavan1
|
0
|
214,556
|
350,000
|
Clare
|
375,379
|
363,279
|
655,272
|
Cork North
|
11,238
|
14,772
|
69,385
|
Cork South
|
391,776
|
397,744
|
550,648
|
Cork West
|
210,491
|
134,063
|
123,691
|
Donegal
|
803,777
|
789,230
|
813,395
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
|
1,410,295
|
2,162,803
|
2,556,128
|
Fingal
|
797,918
|
787,066
|
918,236
|
Galway
|
549,116
|
526,352
|
722,076
|
Kerry
|
234,710
|
418,520
|
358,375
|
Kildare
|
863,458
|
896,353
|
1,182,098
|
Kilkenny
|
431,555
|
435,078
|
480,123
|
Laois
|
433,205
|
315,346
|
327,097
|
Leitrim
|
113,177
|
89,067
|
143,012
|
Limerick1
|
0
|
442,504
|
472,028
|
Longford1
|
0
|
400,275
|
608,991
|
Louth
|
90,060
|
168,595
|
444,192
|
Mayo
|
1,022,451
|
921,180
|
900,257
|
Meath
|
640,766
|
473,250
|
838,962
|
Monaghan
|
72,748
|
70,222
|
54,889
|
North Tipperary
|
27,222
|
20,803
|
71,759
|
Offaly
|
278,932
|
276,969
|
290,896
|
Roscommon
|
380,884
|
370,022
|
712,154
|
Sligo
|
220,504
|
123,418
|
373,314
|
South Dublin
|
127,613
|
5,384,977
|
5,430,994
|
South Tipperary
|
168,869
|
84,964
|
254,778
|
Waterford
|
127,613
|
135,404
|
183,596
|
Westmeath
|
297,438
|
604,557
|
723,675
|
Wexford
|
657,534
|
675,753
|
152,062
|
Wicklow
|
289,913
|
365,289
|
275,811
|
Total (1)
|
11,113,517
|
16,912,251
|
21,198,883
|
|
|
|
|
City Councils
|
|
|
|
Cork
|
1,428,656
|
1,558,922
|
1,796,483
|
Dublin
|
14,272,333
|
13,939,639
|
19,526,762
|
Galway
|
1,342,782
|
1,567,429
|
2,235,764
|
Limerick
|
770,987
|
737,000
|
647,029
|
Waterford
|
627,790
|
786,367
|
1,122,119
|
Total (2)
|
18,442,548
|
18,589,357
|
25,328,157
|
|
Rent arrears at date specified
|
Town Councils
|
1st Jan 2008
|
1st Jan 2009
|
1st Jan 2010
|
Arklow
|
66,899
|
57,843
|
73,401
|
Athlone
|
132,946
|
132,946
|
134,447
|
Athy
|
52,908
|
608,577
|
78,408
|
Ballina
|
156,344
|
135,342
|
88,962
|
Ballinasloe
|
24,069
|
31,343
|
27,765
|
Birr
|
9,629
|
5,932
|
17,345
|
Bray
|
81,737
|
109,950
|
144,724
|
Buncrana
|
21,433
|
38,769
|
71,616
|
Bundoran
|
7,279
|
8,586
|
5,412
|
Carlow1
|
0
|
20,268
|
10,070
|
Carrickmacross
|
2,968
|
7,204
|
13,158
|
Carrick-on-Suir
|
31,155
|
40,522
|
93,060
|
Cashel
|
26,325
|
11,294
|
14,459
|
Castlebar
|
24,791
|
19,037
|
14,826
|
Castleblaney
|
5,483
|
9,210
|
7,888
|
Cavan
|
231,005
|
241,787
|
277,907
|
Clonakilty1
|
0
|
46,874
|
52,899
|
Clones
|
5,490
|
8,943
|
17,179
|
Clonmel
|
23,687
|
46,962
|
88,729
|
Cobh
|
40,292
|
46,184
|
71,581
|
Drogheda1
|
0
|
340,156
|
545,520
|
Dundalk
|
359,079
|
372,057
|
354,287
|
Dungarvan
|
154,584
|
114,083
|
112,444
|
Ennis
|
46,486
|
33,720
|
54,938
|
Enniscorthy
|
131,646
|
125,037
|
152,062
|
Fermoy
|
21,890
|
21,098
|
58,152
|
Kells2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kilkenny2
|
136,058
|
131,850
|
0
|
Killarney
|
9,650
|
8,721
|
9,019
|
Kilrush
|
21,803
|
19,873
|
19,370
|
Kinsale
|
49,776
|
46,420
|
46,388
|
Letterkenny
|
39,012
|
37,825
|
45,373
|
Listowel
|
24,126
|
29,035
|
40,704
|
Longford
|
200,000
|
130,483
|
136,073
|
Macroom
|
3,955
|
3,732
|
1,843
|
Mallow
|
30,665
|
49,476
|
38,884
|
Midleton
|
26,586
|
18,282
|
33,459
|
Monaghan
|
64,419
|
54,460
|
57,318
|
Naas
|
35,176
|
90,066
|
105,490
|
Navan2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nenagh
|
9,252
|
13,538
|
28,456
|
New Ross1
|
0
|
42,346
|
29,899
|
Skibbereen
|
21,311
|
19,945
|
21,000
|
Sligo
|
188,342
|
219,839
|
271,358
|
Templemore
|
2,264
|
14,388
|
0
|
Thurles
|
38,663
|
28,366
|
25,001
|
Tipperary
|
18,216
|
2,000
|
18,222
|
Tralee
|
232,562
|
249,877
|
290,398
|
Trim2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tullamore
|
225,178
|
278,839
|
286,000
|
Westport3
|
0
|
0
|
16,339
|
Wexford
|
236,181
|
199,520
|
205,715
|
Wicklow
|
26,489
|
11,916
|
715
|
Youghal3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total (3)
|
3,297,810
|
4,025,998
|
4,308,260
|
Totals (1+2+3)
|
32,853,875
|
39,527,605
|
50,835,300
|
12008 data not available.
2Included in county return.
3Not available.