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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Nov 2002

Vol. 558 No. 1

Written Answers. - Housing Grants.

Paul McGrath

Ceist:

447 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of people who have applied for and received new house grants, per county, in each of the past five years. [23266/02]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

458 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of applicants in County Clare who qualified in 2000 and 2001 for the first-time buyer's grant and to date in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/02]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 458 together.

The information requested is set out in the following tables:

New House Grants Applications Received 1997-2002

County

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

*2002Jan-Oct

Carlow

189

212

239

200

141

128

Cavan

103

100

93

105

101

113

Clare

290

240

196

261

279

210

Cork

1,343

1,273

1,143

1,147

1,193

1,159

Donegal

270

286

312

358

422

356

Dublin

3,730

2,744

2,804

2,666

2,959

3,102

Galway

538

430

396

454

533

489

Kerry

241

279

205

195

206

210

Kildare

744

783

762

697

484

694

Kilkenny

198

196

153

183

266

278

Laois

119

110

148

173

267

249

Leitrim

15

31

39

34

44

42

Limerick

537

574

481

424

426

407

Longford

53

76

62

32

42

42

Louth

470

343

368

266

438

368

Mayo

243

270

239

338

348

235

Meath

326

300

397

740

910

731

Monaghan

54

65

55

56

70

77

Offaly

86

103

118

186

204

146

Roscommon

82

71

83

91

106

94

Sligo

154

188

127

93

93

102

Tipperary

281

318

369

376

310

251

Waterford

263

295

275

270

244

253

Westmeath

179

229

249

311

296

213

Wexford

271

301

335

398

440

407

Wicklow

305

237

137

204

181

277

Total

11,084

10,054

9,785

10,258

11,003

10,633

*The latest date for which figures are available.
New House Grants Paid 1997-2002

County

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

*2002Jan-Oct

Carlow

141

239

207

237

130

100

Cavan

84

101

91

95

87

67

Clare

212

334

177

225

278

196

Cork

1,088

1,288

1,135

1106

1154

840

Donegal

232

259

242

346

395

298

Dublin

3,889

3,035

2,579

2690

2652

2,541

Galway

490

431

353

418

486

377

Kerry

234

255

184

190

181

166

Kildare

696

784

697

700

521

489

Kilkenny

141

207

157

188

227

250

Laois

94

139

130

171

225

197

Leitrim

15

27

32

26

33

37

Limerick

483

571

467

449

384

356

Longford

45

67

70

30

25

44

Louth

440

360

366

263

398

328

Mayo

226

249

207

296

356

149

Meath

327

263

329

659

861

656

Monaghan

63

47

59

48

53

55

Offaly

76

94

110

164

204

117

Roscommon

88

67

75

81

85

100

Sligo

151

180

143

96

72

72

Tipperary

242

284

351

380

308

206

Waterford

270

289

265

271

194

224

Westmeath

184

218

219

306

295

157

Wexford

215

259

361

369

400

298

Wicklow

229

302

123

190

168

189

Total

10,355

10,349

9,129

9,994

10,172

8,509

*The latest date for which figures are available.
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