Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Dec 1996

Vol. 472 No. 6

Written Answers. - Rented Dwellings.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

107 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the number of units of accommodation built under section 23 and section 27 relief of the Finance Act, 1981, which are available for rent; and the total figure and the percentage in this regard. [23897/96]

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

108 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of accommodation units built under section 23 and section 27 relief of the Finance Act, 1981, in each of the years from 1981 to date; and the figures for this period. [23898/96]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (Ms McManus)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together.

The information requested is not available in my Department. However, the number of certificates issued by my Department for the purpose of the tax incentives available under the Finance Acts for residentail units provided in designated areas, is as follows:

Year	Number
1981	58
1982	343
1983	1,002
1984	1,575
1985	210
1986	261
1987	161
1988	199
1989	553
1990	1,527
1991	1,857
1992	2,888
1993	1,818
1994	1,256
1995	1,360
*1996	579
Total	15,647

* Period 1 January 1996 to 30 November 1996.

The report,A Study on the Urban Renewal Schemes, commissioned by my Department and published on 5 December 1996, estimates that, nationally, 60 per cent of the residentail units in designated areas are rented. The report is available in the Oireachtas Library.