asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (1) the total amount of rent collectible on workers' dwellings by the local authority for the year ended 31st March, 1938; and (2) the total arrears of such rent on the 31st March, 1938, in each county borough, borough, urban district, and town with local government.
Written Answers. - Rents of Workers' Dwellings.
The following Table shows (1) the total amount of rents collectible by each Local Authority on houses erected under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts for the year ended 31st March, 1938, and (2) the total arrears of rent on such houses on the 31st March, 1938:—
DISTRICT |
Total Amount of Rents Collectible for Year ended 31st March, 1938 |
Total Amount of Arrears of Rent on 31st March, 1938 |
£ |
£ |
|
COUNTY BOROUGHS: |
||
Cork |
37,330 |
436 |
Dublin |
323,056 |
11,642 |
Limerick |
16,190 |
608 |
Waterford |
18,342 |
523 |
BOROUGHS: |
||
Clonmel |
5,892 |
223 |
Drogheda |
11,823 |
208 |
BOROUGHS |
||
Dún Laoghaire |
23,837 |
1,323 |
Kilkenny |
6,372 |
1,803 |
Sligo |
7,136 |
184 |
Wexford |
6,408 |
603 |
URBAN DISTRICTS: |
||
An Uaimh |
2,894 |
94 |
Arklow |
1,909 |
1,073 |
Athlone |
3,818 |
204 |
Athy |
2,960 |
304 |
Ballina |
5,535 |
966 |
Ballinasloe |
1,905 |
71 |
Belturbet |
260 |
25 |
Birr |
1,588 |
161 |
Bray |
11,061 |
4,265 |
Buncrana |
926 |
114 |
Bundoran |
454 |
297 |
Carlow |
4,510 |
94 |
Carrickmacross |
1,369 |
110 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
1,510 |
103 |
Cashel |
1,773 |
181 |
Castlebar |
1,649 |
227 |
Castleblayney |
630 |
12 |
Cavan |
1,391 |
— |
Ceannanus Mór |
1,745 |
47 |
Clonakilty |
708 |
55 |
Clones |
2,203 |
148 |
Cobh |
1,698 |
584 |
Cootehill |
522 |
59 |
Dundalk |
12,798 |
242 |
Dungarvan |
2,175 |
51 |
Ennis |
2,232 |
59 |
Enniscorthy |
3,341 |
146 |
Fermoy |
1,792 |
211 |
Galway |
8,385 |
268 |
Granard |
596 |
59 |
Howth |
1,649 |
491 |
Killarney |
1,993 |
558 |
Kilrush |
2,315 |
345 |
Kinsale |
892 |
60 |
Letterkenny |
1,066 |
71 |
Listowel |
1,612 |
669 |
Longford |
2,953 |
715 |
Macroom |
536 |
— |
Mallow |
2,021 |
11 |
Midleton |
1,206 |
4 |
Monaghan |
2,226 |
52 |
Naas |
1,481 |
18 |
Nenagh |
2,207 |
254 |
New Ross |
1,725 |
237 |
Passage West |
795 |
172 |
Skibbereen |
658 |
132 |
Templemore |
1,201 |
42 |
Thurles |
4,434 |
— |
Tipperary |
3,897 |
500 |
Tralee |
4,137 |
414 |
Trim |
1,162 |
18 |
Tullamore |
3,131 |
99 |
Westport |
1,329 |
134 |
Wicklow |
754 |
56 |
Youghal |
769 |
44 |
TOWN COMMISSIONERS: |
||
Ardee |
1,434 |
204 |
Balbriggan |
1,122 |
36 |
Ballybay |
371 |
30 |
Ballyshannon |
796 |
584 |
Bandon |
367 |
62 |
Bantry |
173 |
3 |
Boyle |
395 |
58 |
Callan |
428 |
86 |
Droichead Nua |
733 |
12 |
Edenderry |
754 |
211 |
Fethard |
236 |
21 |
Gorey |
72 |
2 |
Kilkee |
361 |
6 |
Lismore |
96 |
27 |
Loughrea |
378 |
63 |
Mountmellick |
692 |
136 |
Muine Bheag |
664 |
56 |
Mullingar |
2,451 |
424 |
Newcastle West |
251 |
38 |
Portlaoighise |
1,073 |
93 |
Rathkeale |
55 |
4 |
Roscommon |
144 |
224 |
Tuam |
2,472 |
422 |
TOTALS |
602,385 |
35,681 |