Housing Statistics

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 June 2013

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Questions (414)

Brendan Ryan

Question:

414. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that were constructed here between January 1993 and May 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30155/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O'Sullivan)

My Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy and those data are available on my Department’s website www.environ.ie

. Data on the number of social housing units that were constructed, dating back to 1994, are included in this range. In 1993 1,200 social housing units were constructed.