Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 28 Nov 2002

Vol. 558 No. 3

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

214 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the cost for building a three bedroom semi-detached house at local Government level for each of the past six years; the number of houses which have actually been provided for each of those years by local authorities at national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/02]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

The following table sets out the average construction cost of a local authority house for the period 1997 to 2002, including site costs and fees. It is estimated that half of local authority houses constructed in the period comprised three bedroom houses. Separate statistical data on the construction cost of three bedroom semi-detached houses is not available in my Department.

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002 Provisional
	€	€	€	€	€	€
Estimated average all in cost	73,800	82,300	103,900	122,000	131,000	137,600

The total number of dwellings completed-acquired at both local authority and national level for each of the years 1997 to 2001 and to the end of June 2002 are published in my Department's quarterly and annual housing statistics bulletins. Copies of this document are available in the Oireachtas Library. House completions-acquisitions for the full year 2002 will be published in my Department's annual housing statistics bulletin.