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Private Residential Tenancies Board.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 October 2007

Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Ceisteanna (74)

Willie Penrose

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140 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the income that has been received by each local authority from the Private Residential Tenancies Board to date; if these finances are ring-fenced to inspect dwellings for suitability; the number of inspections of dwellings that have been undertaken by each individual council that has received these funds to date. [22823/07]

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Details of funding provided to local authorities to date by the Private Residential Tenancies Board from the proceeds of the tenancy registration fees, are set out in the following table. This funding is specifically to assist local authorities in carrying out their functions in relation to private rented accommodation standards and rent books. Details of dwellings inspected on a county/city basis are published in the Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Funding (€) to local authorities in relation to private rented accommodation

2004 (1/9/04-31/12/04 only)

2005

2006

County Councils

Carlow

3,905

12,991

15,210

Cavan

3,212

7,088

7,430

Clare

3,178

11,194

19,547

Cork

13,218

48,588

44,815

Donegal

659

11,115

65,095

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

19,980

92,951

102,310

Fingal

10,531

77,196

117,205

Galway

8,705

19,250

22,482

Kerry

1,116

9,102

16,313

Kildare

11,089

43,099

52,473

Kilkenny

5,105

5,291

7,658

Laois

1,471

8,292

9,261

Leitrim

2,569

5,015

16,021

Limerick

11,731

15,755

18,157

Longford

152

6,357

13,955

Louth

2,214

5,647

19,396

Mayo

118

7,877

14,556

Meath

507

16,387

17,711

Monaghan

507

3,771

3,306

North Tipperary

2,096

7,522

9,549

Offaly

1,099

5,311

10,209

Roscommon

727

8,095

10,056

Sligo

558

6,160

7,318

South Dublin

3,093

68,963

95,842

South Tipperary

963

5,489

5,669

Waterford

7,640

7,581

10,529

Westmeath

1,031

12,497

14,995

Wexford

1,995

11,569

13,387

Wicklow

2,688

16,742

19,270

City Councils

Cork

39,047

93,957

136,019

Dublin

112,965

555,156

666,241

Galway

60,734

97,709

100,349

Limerick

11,951

36,308

60,948

Waterford

6,795

23,810

39,707

Town/Borough Council

Carlow

7,843

4,107

3,790

Cavan

51

1,086

2,000

Ennis

9,449

11,668

10,345

Kilrush

625

336

2,000

Fermoy

270

2,448

2,600

Macroom

2,214

987

2,000

Mallow

2,958

3,514

3,706

Kinsale

389

2,211

2,260

Midleton

51

2,725

3,339

Youghal

2,062

2,073

2,160

Clonakilty

727

1,599

2,000

Cobh

727

2,132

2,420

Skibbereen

2,164

1,145

2,000

Buncrana

0

908

2,000

Bundoran

254

355

2,000

Letterkenny

338

4,699

4,073

Ballinasloe

2,857

4,758

3,644

Killarney

2,079

6,081

6,522

Listowel

406

987

2,000

Tralee

8,976

16,762

21,215

Athy

625

1,619

2,170

Naas

4,429

4,995

5,177

Kilkenny

101

10,089

9,578

Longford

423

2,705

5,070

Drogheda

1,318

12,359

11,691

Dundalk

6,356

4,758

4,190

Ballina

4,412

3,692

3,040

Castlebar

372

4,284

4,032

Westport

51

2,744

2,553

Kells

51

948

2,000

Navan

2,299

3,416

3,172

Trim

1,082

711

2,000

Carrickmacross

1,200

671

2,000

Castleblayney

490

592

2,000

Clones

304

415

2,000

Monaghan

1,910

1,441

2,000

Nenagh

575

2,172

2,380

Templemore

51

316

2,000

Thurles

2,045

1,974

2,110

Birr

879

632

2,000

Tullamore

2,265

4,995

5,515

Sligo

9,398

12,162

14,636

Carrick-on-Suir

292

1,027

2,000

Cashel

406

809

2,000

Clonmel

5,646

10,780

9,451

Tipperary

287

888

2,000

Dungarvan

2,130

3,455

3,266

Athlone

4,648

13,169

11,359

Enniscorthy

304

3,534

3,290

New Ross

778

1,441

2,210

Wexford

5,680

13,800

13,350

Arklow

372

4,916

6,373

Bray

2,924

13,149

11,090

Wicklow

1,318

3,277

3,130

Total

463,510

1,582,350

2,025,896

Question No. 141 answered with QuestionNo. 139.
Question No. 142 answered with QuestionNo. 95.
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