Sorca Clarke
Question:197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of demountable dwellings by county; the year that they were installed in tabular form. [36928/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2021
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of demountable dwellings by county; the year that they were installed in tabular form. [36928/21]
View answerMy Department does not have data on the number of demountable dwellings by county. The use of demountables is not commonplace and where they might be used, it will a decision of the individual local authority for whatever specific reasons might apply to an individual case.
On occasions some funding support may be provided to a local authority from my Department if a demountable was part of an emergency accommodation response, or where a single rural dwelling was being developed, the local authority may provide a demountable as an interim accommodation arrangement for their tenant pending the completion of the new build. In such a case, the demountable may be funded as part of the overall project costs supported by my Department.
Other situations might arise where a local authority uses a demountable which is funded from their own resources. Information on the use of demountables by individual local authorities may be available from the authorities themselves.