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Local Authority Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2006

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

Ceisteanna (151)

Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

172 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant local authority dwellings here on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42522/06]

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The management and maintenance of their rented dwellings, including the control of vacant dwellings, is the responsibility of the housing authority concerned.

The following table, based on local authority returns to my Department, indicates the most recent figures available on vacant dwellings.

Local Authority Vacant Dwellings (as at 31 December 2005)

County (including Borough and Town Councils)

Total Vacant Dwellings

Vacant for planned maintenance/regeneration

Balance of Vacant Dwellings

Carlow

11

3

8

Cavan

53

5

48

Clare

112

22

90

Cork

218

42

176

Donegal

51

3

48

Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown

173

147

26

Fingal

39

0

39

Galway

17

16

1

Kerry

200

47

153

Kildare

96

0

96

Kilkenny

39

23

16

Laois

33

0

33

Leitrim

25

9

16

Limerick

33

8

25

Longford

77

11

66

Louth

95

34

61

Mayo

64

3

61

Meath

89

8

81

Monaghan

50

9

41

North Tipperary

42

7

35

Offaly

45

13

32

Roscommon

58

1

57

Sligo

113

43

70

South Dublin

163

2

161

South Tipperary

103

0

103

Waterford

25

4

21

Westmeath

36

11

25

Wexford

114

33

81

Wicklow

41

12

29

City Councils

Cork

400

323

77

Dublin

2,493

1,952

541

Galway

56

13

43

Limerick

295

119

176

Waterford

80

4

76

Countrywide Total

5,539

2,927

2,612

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