Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by local authorities for the provision of isolated cottages in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39439/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has recently published the results of the 2005 housing needs assessment which indicate that the number of households in need of social housing has fallen by almost 10% from 48,413 households in 2002 to 43,684 households in 2005. A breakdown of the number of households by each local authority is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. My Department does not have information on the number of applications made to local authorities for the provision of isolated cottages.