asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give information in respect of Counties Meath and Dublin regarding applications, approvals and payments of house purchase loans for the quarter ended 31st March, 1970, in the form of a reply of 5th November, 1969.
Written Answers. - House Purchase Loans.
116.
Following is the statement:
House-purchase loans—Quarter ended 31st March, 1970.
|
Local Authority |
Payments |
Approvals |
Unapproved applications on hands at quarter-end |
|||
|
Number |
Value |
Number |
Value |
Number |
Value |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Meath County Council |
10 |
29,682 |
32 |
55,850 |
56 |
120,400 |
|
An Uaimh UDC |
1 |
1,600 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Dublin County Council |
96 |
297,958 |
96 |
277,835 |
209 |
552,455 |
|
Dublin Corporation |
342 |
898,223 |
268 |
794,337 |
164 |
489,100 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Corporation |
— |
— |
10 |
27,790 |
1 |
3,000 |
Notes: (1) The columns dealing with the number of loan payments in the quarter include loans which were fully paid or of which final instalments were paid.
(2) The amounts in the value columns give total expenditure on loans in the quarter, i.e. they include instalments, full payments and final payments.
(3) The figures for Meath County Council include the number and amounts of loans paid, etc. in the Ceanannus Mór and Trim urban districts.
117.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will extend the tables on house purchase loans appended to a reply of 29th March, 1966, to include each year to 31st March, 1970, in respect of Meath County Council, Dublin County Council and Dublin Corporation.
The information is as follows:
House-Purchase Loans
(i) Total issues from the Local Loans Fund
|
Year ended 31st March |
Dublin County Borough Council |
Dublin County Council |
Meath County Council |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1967 |
900,000 |
613,400 |
103,000 |
|
1968 |
1,130,000 |
771,600 |
100,000 |
|
1969 |
1,970,000 |
555,000 |
165,000 |
|
1970 |
2,110,000 |
770,000 |
276,000 |
In addition to the amounts derived from the Local Loans Fund, the local authorities also finance the making of house purchase loans from internal capital resources, including special prepayments of house-purchase loans, balances, etc.
(ii) Number of houses for which loans were approved
|
Year ended 31st March |
Dublin County Borough Council |
Dublin County Council |
Meath County Council |
|
1967 |
282 |
469 |
55 |
|
1968 |
692 |
334 |
148 |
|
1969 |
960 |
556 |
179 |
Similar information for the whole of the financial year ended on the 31st March, 1970, is not yet available.