asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the past three years the total number of (a) new council houses completed, and (b) all other new dwellings completed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Houses Completed.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The information is as follows:—
Numbers of new houses completed in years
|
1956 |
1957 |
*1958 |
|
|
Houses completed by local authorities |
4,218 |
4,123 |
1,917 |
|
Houses completed by private builders with the aid of grants under Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts |
5,859 |
3,925 |
2,710 |
* Figures for 1958 represent completions only in the eleven months to 30th November as returns of activities by all local authorities during the month of December, 1958, have not yet been received in the Department. The statistics compiled by the Department of Local Government of new houses completed arc confined to the categories set forth in the reply.