Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses built and allocated for tenancy by Kildare County Council, Athy Town Council and Naas Town Council in each of the past three years; the number of applicants registered and accepted in need of housing by each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/06]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1527: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of independent living units provided by Kildare County Council, Naas Town Council and Athy Town Council in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29406/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1519 and 1527 together.

The numbers of new social housing dwellings provided by Kildare County Council, Athy Town Council and Naas Town Council over the past three years are set out in the following table:

The numbers of households in need of housing for the three local authorities, set out in the March 2005 Assessment of Housing Need, are as follows:

In addition my Department also provides support directly to voluntary bodies under the voluntary housing schemes and details of housing output for the Kildare area are also published in the Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.