Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2017
227. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority rented dwellings in 2015 directly rented by the local authority, managed by a housing agency or under HAP. [21691/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table provides data on the total number of dwellings let by local authorities and the number of active Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) tenancies at end 2015:
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Total Number |
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Dwellings directly let by local authorities |
137,937 |
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HAP tenancies |
5,853 |
In relation to homes provided by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), there are 546 AHBs in Ireland, ranging from small voluntary-led, community-based organisations to large-scale national organisations. Together these bodies provide in excess of 30,000 social homes. It is a matter for individual local authorities to engage with AHBs in relation to letting properties.
