asked the Minister for Local Government the number of houses built in the period from 1st Apirl, 1974, to 31st March, 1975.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing Statistics.
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The number of new dwellings provided in the period from 1st April, 1974 to 31st March, 1975 was 26,396
Could the Minister give a breakdown: how many public authority and how many in the private sector?
Local authority housing, 7,331; private grant-aided houses, excluding tenant purchase, 17,624; other State-aided houses, 441; conversions of non-grant houses, 1,000—a total of 26,396.
Is this figure in excess of what the Minister had projected for the year?
Yes, 25,000 was the projected figure.
I hope this figure will silence the critics on the far side of the House and outside the House.
Very nicely put.
A question, please, Deputy.
Could the Minister give us any reasons why there are so many thousands fewer employed in the building construction industry?
That is a separate question.
It is not. It is related——
I have stated it is a separate question and may not be replied to.