(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of Tipperary South Riding County Council the annual expenditure over the past ten years by that authority on their domestic housing property in relation to (a) maintenance and (b) reconstruction; and the total number of local authority houses in county council charge during each year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Tipperary Housing.
74.
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.
Following is the statement:
|
Year ended 31st March |
Expenditure on Housing Maintainance and Repairs |
Total Number of Houses in Council Estate |
Number of Vested Cottages in Estate |
|
£ |
|||
|
1956 |
36,445 |
3,207 |
1,158 |
|
1957 |
38,353 |
3,217 |
1,388 |
|
1958 |
17,156 |
3,219 |
1,492 |
|
1959 |
15,708 |
3,219 |
1,549 |
|
1960 |
16,277 |
3,228 |
1,645 |
|
1961 |
24,853 |
3,272 |
1,794 |
|
1962 |
20,980 |
3,288 |
1,896 |
|
1963 |
16,585 |
3,308 |
1,980 |
|
1964 |
20,287 |
3,310 |
2,041 |
|
1965 |
33,374 |
3,334 |
2,077 |
NOTE: The housing authority state that as regards reconstruction work on cottages, there is little or no expenditure on such work as practically all expenditure on repairs is in respect of vesting repairs, the balance being expended on minor maintenance and upkeep works.
75.
(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the annual contribution from his Department to Tipperary South Riding County Council over the past ten years for housing subsidies.
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.
Following is the statement:
|
1955-56 |
£22,313 |
|
1956-57 |
£23,901 |
|
1957-58 |
£23,821 |
|
1958-59 |
£23,203 |
|
1959-60 |
£26,959 |
|
1960-61 |
£23,341 |
|
1961-62 |
£22,636 |
|
1962-63 |
£25,618 |
|
1963-64 |
£24,855 |
|
1964-65 |
£25,037 |
76.
(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the total annual grants issued from his Department over the past ten years to private non-local authority sources in Tipperary South Riding in respect of (1) grants for new houses, (2) reconstruction grants, and (3) sanitary services.
The statistics requested by the Deputy are not recorded separately for the North and South Ridings of County Tipperary. A statement embodying the corresponding statistics for the whole county will, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Number of Grants fully paid
|
Year |
New Houses |
Recon- struction |
Water and Sewerage |
|
1955-56 |
76 |
318 |
7 |
|
1956-57 |
112 |
425 |
15 |
|
1957-58 |
74 |
322 |
37 |
|
1958-59 |
54 |
339 |
34 |
|
1959-60 |
90 |
434 |
55 |
|
1960-61 |
94 |
482 |
89 |
|
1961-62 |
65 |
445 |
86 |
|
1962-63 |
67 |
450 |
90 |
|
1963-64 |
82 |
366 |
103 |
|
1964-65 |
149 |
445 |
225 |
77.
(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the amount issued from Tipperary South Riding County Council annually over the past ten years as supplementary grants for (a) new houses, (b) house reconstruction, and (c) sanitary installations.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Tipperary (S R) County Council. Amount Paid in Supplementary Grants.
|
Year Ended 31st March |
New houses |
House Reconstruction |
Sanitary Installations |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1956 |
1,168 |
2,408 |
16 |
|
1957 |
425 |
836 |
— |
|
1958 |
2,006 |
2,150 |
— |
|
1959 |
532 |
1,261 |
— |
|
1960 |
653 |
2,481 |
135 |
|
1961 |
1,355 |
3,987 |
87 |
|
1962 |
1,178 |
3,536 |
112 |
|
1963 |
2,511 |
8,159 |
172 |
|
1964 |
2,891 |
10,128 |
330 |
|
1965 |
3,853 |
15,530 |
1,340 |
78.
(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses in Tipperary South Riding vested in each year since the procedure was initiated.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Tipperary (SR) County Council.
|
Year Ended 31st March |
Number of Houses Vested Annually to 31/3/1965 |
|
1945 |
46 |
|
1946 |
47 |
|
1947 |
55 |
|
1948 |
85 |
|
1949 |
55 |
|
1950 |
92 |
|
1951 |
83 |
|
1952 |
96 |
|
1953 |
83 |
|
1954 |
128 |
|
1955 |
162 |
|
1956 |
226 |
|
1957 |
230 |
|
1958 |
104 |
|
1959 |
57 |
|
1960 |
96 |
|
1961 |
149 |
|
1962 |
102 |
|
1963 |
84 |
|
1964 |
61 |
|
1965 |
36 |
|
Total number vested up to 31/3/65 |
2,077 |
79.
(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the annual expenditure of Tipperary South Riding County Council over the past ten years on (a) vesting repairs, and (b) non-vesting repairs.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the Statement:—
EXPENDITURE by the County Council of Tipperary South Riding over the past ten years on the repair of labourers cottages was as follows:
|
(a) |
(b) |
||
|
Year ended 31st March |
Total |
Vesting |
Non-Vesting |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1956 |
36,445 |
Not available |
Not available |
|
1957 |
38,353 |
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,, |
|
1958 |
17,156 |
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|
1959 |
15,708 |
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|
1960 |
16,277 |
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|
1961 |
24,853 |
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|
1962 |
20,980 |
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|
1963 |
16,585 |
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|
1964 |
20,287 |
11,964 |
8,323 |
|
1965 |
33,374 |
21,900 |
11,474 |
The records of the County Council do not show the break-down of expenditure as between vesting and non-vesting repairs for the years prior to 1963/64.