Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Questions (385)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

385. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing waiting list in Cork city on 1 December of each of the past six years. [53759/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department does not hold the information sought. However details on the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 7 May 2013 will be available this week under the 2013 Summary of Housing Needs Assessment carried out in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009. The last summary assessment carried out, at 31 March, 2011, found that there were 7,799 households on Cork City Council’s housing waiting list at that date. The full results of this assessment are available on my Department’s website www.environ.ie and the Housing Agency’s website www.housing.ie.