Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of planning permissions by council, where the number of completions is identical to the number permitted that fall within housing estates; the number of such houses or estates that are on local authority lists for taking in charge; the number of houses in housing estates by council described as abandoned or where the developer is no longer contactable and where significant problems prevent the estate being taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39892/06]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has been contacted by a council or councils seeking funding to remediate housing estates not yet in charge that have been abandoned by the original developer; if such funding has been sought, the councils involved; the amount of same; the number of housing units or estates involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39893/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together.

Table 1 under, which is based on data supplied by local authorities for the Report on Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2005, sets out the numbers of grants of permission for individual houses and for housing developments in 2005. House completions in 2005 are set out in Table 2. Table 3 summarises the responses to a survey of planning authorities earlier this year regarding estates to be taken in charge. The other information sought by the Deputy is not collected or held by my Department. My Department, has not been contacted by any local authority in relation to financing the remediation of individual private housing estates.