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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Questions (344)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

344. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme that were moved directly into social housing property for each county per annum since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/21]

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The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) continue to be effective and secure forms of social housing support, and remain a significant part of the suite of social housing options currently available to those who are assessed as being in need of housing support.

While the Department does not hold information on the number of HAP or RAS tenancies that moved directly into social housing property, data is available in relation to the number of tenancies that moved from those schemes to other forms of social housing support.

The following table details the number of HAP tenancies that transferred to other forms of social housing, by local authority in the period 2016 - 2020:

Local Authority

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Carlow County Council

9

27

25

113

80

Cavan County Council

0

1

10

27

20

Clare County Council

17

74

76

75

95

Cork City Council

14

32

20

66

130

Cork County Council

32

73

119

119

252

Donegal County Council

24

75

137

147

130

Dublin City Council

0

4

64

145

131

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

0

0

12

39

23

Fingal County Council

1

2

21

31

117

Galway City Council

0

13

9

13

37

Galway County Council

1

8

15

45

45

Kerry County Council

0

0

13

39

67

Kildare County Council

1

26

67

114

269

Kilkenny County Council

20

26

51

76

103

Laois County Council

0

1

29

18

56

Leitrim County Council

0

1

5

9

21

Limerick City & County Council

35

41

72

57

91

Longford County Council

0

2

3

12

16

Louth County Council

16

47

115

209

275

Mayo County Council

2

14

23

38

65

Meath County Council

3

28

115

185

302

Monaghan County Council

16

32

43

71

88

Offaly County Council

3

6

24

50

58

Roscommon County Council

0

1

12

38

35

Sligo County Council

1

11

29

42

44

South Dublin County Council

0

2

18

100

139

Tipperary County Council

12

42

86

103

116

Waterford City & County Council

33

37

83

217

211

Westmeath County Council

0

0

1

12

41

Wexford County Council

0

0

21

75

77

Wicklow County Council

0

1

4

29

119

Total

240

627

1,322

2,314

3,253

Details in relation to the number of RAS tenancies that exited the RAS scheme and moved to any other form of social housing support in the period 2016 - 2019 are included in the table below. Data for 2020 is not currently available.

Local Authority

2016

2017

2018

2019

Carlow County Council

16

21

7

38

Cavan County Council

9

6

6

27

Clare County Council

24

40

28

10

Cork City Council

65

64

45

61

Cork County Council

28

31

27

36

Donegal County Council

2

0

0

3

Dublin City Council

121

111

133

170

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

17

27

11

19

Fingal County Council

12

18

25

25

Galway City Council

31

25

23

32

Galway County Council

13

3

7

6

Kerry County Council

26

52

69

54

Kildare County Council

33

37

70

93

Kilkenny County Council

19

13

34

38

Laois County Council

5

8

9

4

Leitrim County Council

7

7

3

2

Limerick City & County Council

16

15

38

19

Longford County Council

0

6

8

5

Louth County Council

20

11

2

3

Mayo County Council

20

5

9

14

Meath County Council

20

26

24

27

Monaghan County Council

13

13

12

19

Offaly County Council

20

12

4

0

Roscommon County Council

4

15

23

13

Sligo County Council

12

10

15

18

South Dublin County Council

114

23

100

32

Tipperary County Council

23

79

61

55

Waterford City & County Council

46

35

56

30

Westmeath County Council

21

45

9

43

Wexford County Council

13

16

31

43

Wicklow County Council

21

26

19

76

Total

791

800

908

1,015

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