Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchase agreements entered into between tenants and Kildare County Council, Athy Town Council and Naas Town Council for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Data on the number of tenant purchase sales completed in the Kildare County Council area for 2003, 2004 and 2005 are available in the Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and also on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1523: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses allocated to Athy Town Council, Naas Town Council and Kildare County Council by developers in each of the past two years; the number of instances that developers opted for financial agreements rather than the allocation of houses; the amount of funds received by each council under this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29402/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Information to end March 2006 on the number of social houses acquired on foot of agreements with developers under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 – 2006 in each local authority area is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. and is published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

While the number of instances of Part V financial transactions is not available in my Department, up to the end of March 2006, Kildare County Council received a total of €3,426,900 in lieu of land transfers.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1524: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of housing at the McGee Barracks site in County Kildare; if agreement has been reached with Kildare County Council on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29403/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Lands at the former Magee Barracks in Kildare Town were among those identified to be released to the Affordable Housing Initiative under the Sustaining Progress agreement. A local area plan for the lands involved was adopted by Kildare County Council in November 2005, providing for a sustainable mix of residential development of the order of 600 units, comprising 350 affordable units, 50 social units and 200 open market units.

The Affordable Homes Partnership has been assigned responsibility for providing procurement and other advice and support to Kildare County Council in discharging its role as the lead authority in relation to the development of the site. It is intended that this will be progressed by way of a Public Private Partnership arrangement, subject to the completion of the necessary feasibility and other preparatory work currently in progress.