asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each year subsequent to 1930, the average contract price for working-class houses consisting of (a) five rooms, and (b) four rooms, scheduled for erection by local authorities in each of the four county boroughs and the borough of Dún Laoghaire.
Written Answers. - Contract Prices for Houses.
The attached table gives the particulars asked for:—
Table showing for each year subsequent to 1930, the average contract price for working-class houses consisting of five rooms and houses consisting of four rooms, scheduled for erection by local authorities in each of the four county boroughs, and the borough of Dún Laoghaire.
Prices marked (a) are for five-room houses; all other prices are for four-room houses.
|
During Year |
Cork County Borough |
Dublin County Borough |
Limerick County Borough |
Waterford County Borough |
Dún Laoghaire Borough |
|
per house |
per house |
per house |
per house |
per house |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1931 |
415 |
— |
— |
359 10s. |
340 |
|
1932 |
365 |
358 |
— |
(a) 433 10s. |
251 |
|
1933 |
341 |
358 |
— |
286 |
255 |
|
1934 |
346 |
371 |
376 |
280 |
250 |
|
(a) 530 |
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|
1935 |
350 |
365 |
— |
333 |
258 |
|
1936 |
— |
339 |
450 |
302 10s. |
314 |
|
1937 |
— |
474 |
405 |
356 |
327 |
|
1938 |
457 |
516 |
467 |
468 |
— |
|
(a) 587 |
(a) 532 |
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|
1939 |
— |
394 |
504 |
398 |
— |
|
1940 |
507 |
515 |
— |
473 |
433 |
|
1941 |
— |
565 |
548 |
— |
— |
|
1942 |
— |
639 |
— |
643 |
513 |
|
1943 |
741 |
693 |
— |
— |
— |
|
(a) 971 |
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|
1944 |
— |
750 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1945 |
— |
750 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1946 |
826 |
782 |
1,026 |
— |
(a) 868 |