asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state (a) the total number of houses completed in the whole country between 1st January, 1950, and 1st June, 1950; and (b) the total number which he estimates will be completed in the year by 31st December, 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Statistics.
The particulars are:— (a) By local authorities, 3,126; by private persons and public utility societies, with the aid of grants under the Housing Acts, 1,562; total, 4,688 houses. The figure given for private houses is an approximation, representing the number of houses in respect of which grants were fully paid within the period. (b) By local authorities, 7,000, approximately; by private persons and public utility societies, approximately, 3,750; total, approximately, 10,750 houses.