Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
474 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the quantity of vacant housing stock that Carlow County Council has at its disposal; the number of persons on its social housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35941/12]
View answerLocal authorities provide information on the proportion of stock that is vacant at the end of each year and this information is collated and published as part of the annual Service Indicators in Local Authorities Report. Copies of the 2010 report are available from the Local Government Management Services Board and may be downloaded from their website (www.lgmsb.ie). Information on the number of households on local authority housing waiting lists or information in relation to the number of vacant houses available for social letting at any given time is not available in my Department. The number of households on waiting lists continuously fluctuates according as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need carried out in March 2011, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my Department’s website www.environ.ie and on the Housing Agency’s website at www.housing.ie.
