Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
728. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of empty or unoccupied council owned properties in County Wexford by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19214/21]
View answerLocal authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time, as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process. Therefore, ongoing data in relation to the current location and number of vacant local authority units are not collated by my Department.
However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including levels of vacancy in local authority owned properties. The most recent report, relating to 2019, is available on the NOAC website at the following link: https://noac.ie/noac_publications/noac-performance-indicators-report-2019/
