Written answers
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Social Housing
8:00 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 400: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate the number of local authorities that have entered into long term leasing arrangements as a means of meeting their social housing demand; if he will indicate the number of units leased by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/12]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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To the end of February 2012, 57 housing authorities have housing units approved by the Department to proceed with leasing projects. This encompasses over 4,500 units. Of the units approved for leasing, 2,694 are deemed operational with agreements signed and a further 892 units have received full funding approval and are at the point where legal agreements and negotiations are being finalised. The remaining 983 approved units are at approval in principle stage.
The following table sets out the position of these housing units by authority.
HA/Status | Operational | Funding Approved | Approved in Principle | Total Approved |
Athlone Town Council | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Athy Town Council | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Birr Town Council | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bray Town Council | 1 | 16 | 34 | 51 |
Buncrana Town Council | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Bundoran Town Council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carlow County Council | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Carlow Town Council | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cashel Town Council | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Castlebar Town Council | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Cavan County Council | 3 | 0 | 31 | 34 |
Cavan Town Council | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
Clare County Council | 34 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
Clonmel Borough Council | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Cory City Council | 126 | 40 | 24 | 190 |
Cork County Council | 405 | 293 | 27 | 725 |
DLR County Council | 44 | 65 | 31 | 140 |
Donegal County Council | 49 | 4 | 5 | 58 |
Drogheda Borough Council | 4 | 24 | 19 | 47 |
Dublin City Council | 470 | 66 | 255 | 791 |
Dundalk Town Council | 78 | 29 | 20 | 127 |
Ennis Town Council | 9 | 0 | 27 | 36 |
Enniscorthy Town Council | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
Fingal County Council | 140 | 164 | 6 | 310 |
Galway City Council | 136 | 20 | 0 | 156 |
Kerry County Council | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Kildare County Council | 88 | 38 | 54 | 180 |
Kilkenny County Council | 28 | 0 | 95 | 123 |
Laois County Council | 124 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
Letterkenny Town Council | 37 | 0 | 12 | 49 |
Limerick City Council | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Limerick County Council | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Longford County Council | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Louth County Council | 24 | 6 | 35 | 65 |
Mayo County Council | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Meath County Council | 65 | 14 | 48 | 127 |
Monaghan County Council | 1 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
Nenagh Town Council | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
New Ross Town Council | 0 | 32 | 7 | 39 |
North Tipperary County Council | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Offaly County Council | 44 | 8 | 0 | 52 |
Roscommon County Council | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sligo Borough Council | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sligo County Council | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
South Tipperary County Council | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Sth Dublin County Council | 280 | 21 | 40 | 341 |
Templemore Town Council | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Thurles Town Council | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tralee Town Council | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
Waterford City Council | 21 | 0 | 39 | 60 |
Waterford County Council | 53 | 10 | 0 | 63 |
Westmeath County Council | 77 | 5 | 27 | 109 |
Westport Town Council | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wexford Borough Council | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wexford County Council | 35 | 6 | 25 | 66 |
Wicklow County Council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wicklow Town Council | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Grand Total | 2,694 | 912 | 983 | 4,569 |
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voluntary housing associations that have entered into long-term leasing arrangements; the number of units obtained in this way by approved bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14256/12]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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To the end of February 2012, 21 Approved Housing Bodies have had housing units approved for inclusion in the Social Housing Leasing Initiative. This encompasses 1,330 housing units. Of the units approved for leasing, 195 are operational with agreements signed and tenants in place or in the process of being tenanted. A further 246 units are at the point where legal agreements and negations are being finalised. The remaining 889 approved units are at approval in principle stage.
The following table sets out the position of these housing units by Approved Housing Body.
AHB/Status | Operational | Funding Approved | Approved in Principle | Total Approved |
Carberry | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Cheshire Ireland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cill Dara Housing Association | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Circle | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
Cluid | 4 | 91 | 266 | 361 |
Escombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Focus Ireland | 0 | 2 | 154 | 156 |
Fold Ireland HA | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
Galtan Ltd | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
HAIL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Inis Housing Association | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Midlands Simon Com. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
NABCo | 2 | 0 | 52 | 54 |
North & East HA | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
Oaklee Housing Trust | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
S.T.E.E.R. | 29 | 44 | 37 | 110 |
St. Vincent De Paul | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Sunbeam | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
The Iveagh Trust | 64 | 20 | 40 | 124 |
Thomond HA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tuath | 83 | 37 | 110 | 230 |
AHB Total | 195 | 246 | 889 | 1,330 |
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