Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Ceisteanna (411)

Ciara Conway

Ceist:

411. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of empty housing units that are available in Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42360/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing and planning statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy, and those data are available on my Department's website www.environ.ie.

Data on the number of empty housing units are not included in this range. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) collects data on vacant properties during the Census operation. The number of vacant properties, broken down by county, is available on their website: www.cso.ie.