Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1758. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of dwellings offered by NAMA to Limerick City and County Council and approved housing bodies for use as social housing; the number of these accepted; and the number of these now in use. [1202/18]
View answerThe National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) plays an important role in the delivery of social housing. To the end of December 2017, a total of 2,472 residential properties, which are part of the security for loans that NAMA has acquired, had been secured for use by local authorities or approved housing bodies.
Information on the dwellings identified as potentially suitable for social housing in the Limerick City and County Council area is set out in the table as at end December 2017:
|
Dwellings Identified |
Demand Confirmed |
No longer under consideration |
|
163 |
38 |
125 |
As at end December 2017, 16 dwellings were delivered for social housing in Limerick. (4 apartments/12 houses). The breakdown of this figure by Approved Housing Body is set out below. Information on the tenanting/use of these units is not held in my Department.
|
- |
Breakdown |
|
Brothers of Charity |
7 |
|
Cluid Housing Association |
5 |
|
Focus Ireland |
4 |
|
Total |
16 |
These and other statistics are available on the website of the Housing Agency at http://www.housing.ie/NAMA.
