asked the Minister for Local Government whether he will state (1) the number of houses for which State grants were payable that were built in each of the three County Cork health areas in each of the years 1949, 1950, 1951, by (a) local authorities, and (b) otherwise, and (2) the estimated number of grant houses that are likely to be provided in each of the years 1952, 1953, 1954, by (a) local authorities, and (b) otherwise.
Written Answers. - County Cork Housing.
The particulars requested are as follows:—
NUMBER of houses completed in 1949, 1950 and 1951 for which grants and subsidies were payable to local authorities in the Cork County Health Areas by the Department of Local Government.
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Health District |
Year ending 31st December |
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1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
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Cork North |
149 |
188 |
44 |
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Cork South |
16 |
193 |
402 |
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Cork West |
47 |
58 |
31 |
The following estimates of the numbers of dwellings, eligible for grants and subsidies, which will be completed in 1952, 1953 and 1954, have been furnished by the local authorities concerned:—
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Health District |
Year ending 31st December |
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1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
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Cork North |
228 |
548 |
203 |
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Cork South |
286 |
412 |
380 |
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Cork West |
68 |
58 |
110 |
In the case of private houses, registers relating to housing grants are kept in county order and do not disclose separate particulars for a part of a county.
It is not possible to estimate the numbers of houses that will be provided in the years 1952, 1953 and 1954 by private persons.