(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the past decade (a) the annual investment in housing construction, (b) the annual investment as a percentage of gross national product for each year, and (c) the number of new housing units per 1,000 of the population built annually.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Investment in Housing.
5.
I propose, with your permission, Sir, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Investment in Housing(a) |
Investment in Housing as % of Gross National Product |
Total number of new Housing Units built per 1,000 population |
|
£(million) |
% |
||
|
1955 |
18.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
|
1956 |
19.7 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
|
1957 |
14.2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
|
1958 |
11.7 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
|
1959 |
12.8 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
|
1960 |
14.9 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
|
1961 |
16.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
1962 |
19.8 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
|
1963 |
24.0 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
|
1964 |
33 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
|
1965 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
4.2 (b) |
(a) Includes expenditure on reconstruction (b) provisional N.A. = not available.