Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
626. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists in south Dublin county, Fingal county, Dún Laoghaire county and Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe latest summary of social housing assessments, as of 7 May 2013, provides data on the number of households on local authority waiting lists at that date across a range of categories broken down by authority. Details on the number of households on the waiting lists in the four Dublin authorities are outlined in the table:
|
County |
Amount |
|
South Dublin County Council |
6,217 |
|
Fingal County Council |
6,020 |
|
Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council |
3,406 |
|
Dublin City Council |
16,171 |
|
Total: |
31,814 |
The full 2013 results are available on my Department’s website at:
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf.
The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to on-going fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support. However, the 2013 results cannot be directly compared to previous results given that this latest summary employed different methodologies and was the first to be carried out under the 2011 Social Housing Assessment Regulations.
In order to get the most accurate data relating to the numbers applying for social housing support, the Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, includes a commitment to increase the regularity of the summary of social housing assessments by undertaking it on annual basis from 2016 onwards.
