Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is information in his Department regarding the number of housing estates which are expected to be taken in charge by local authorities in 2006; the number of houses which will be affected by this move; the number of housing estates which will remain to be taken in charge in 2007 and subsequent years; the number of houses which will be affected by same; if he will provide these figures on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12989/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought in the question would not normally be compiled by the Department. On 25 January, the Department issued circular letter PD 1/06 to planning authorities reminding them of their obligations under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in taking in charge estates.

The circular letter also directed each planning authority to submit a report to the Department setting out how it is performing in the taking in charge of estates. A total of 31 planning authorities have now submitted these reports. As the table below shows, these planning authorities report that they anticipate taking in charge 388 housing estates in 2006, affecting 18,924 houses. As the table also shows, these planning authorities report that there are 1,413 housing estates not yet taken in charge, for which planning permission expired more than two years ago, affecting 52,062 houses.