asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of the amounts paid from the Local Loans Fund to Cork Corporation in respect of (a) local authority housing and (b) house purchase loans in each year since 1956 to the latest available date; and the number of houses built each year by the corporation to meet local authority housing needs during the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cork Housing Finances.
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Mr. Barrett
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:—
Year ended 31st March |
Amounts issued from the Local Loans Fund to Cork Corporation for (a) local authority housing and (b) house-purchase loans |
Number of houses built by Cork Corporation from 1955/56 to 31st January, 1967 |
|
(a) |
(b) |
||
£ |
£ |
||
1956 |
Nil |
Nil |
365 |
1957 |
670,000 |
Nil |
491 |
1958 |
625,000 |
Nil |
366 |
1959 |
450,000 |
Nil |
288 |
1960 |
500,000 |
Nil |
344 |
1961 |
500,000 |
30,000 |
224 |
1962 |
450,000 |
25,000 |
226 |
1963 |
500,000 |
45,000 |
182 |
1964 |
450,000 |
30,000 |
209 |
1965 |
550,000 |
115,000 |
185 |
1966 |
290,000 |
335,000 |
174 |
1st April 1966 to 31st January, 1967 |
240,000 |
410,000 |
110 |