Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 1911: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the number of apartments being offered to local authorities under the affordable housing scheme and as the size of many of these two bedroom apartments is often no more than 650 square feet, he will consider reviewing the claw back scheme in order that purchasers requiring to move to larger accommodation due to changing needs are not prevented from doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Units sold to first time buyers under the various affordable housing schemes at a significant discount from market value contain a clawback provision, in order to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes.

While there are no plans at present to alter the terms of the schemes in respect of persons wishing to move to larger accommodation, I am committed to keeping them under review.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 1912: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable housing units offered to applicants by each local authority in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3062/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The latest information, up to end September 2006, on activity under the various Affordable Housing Schemes is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1913: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided by the State in each of the years 2002 to 2007; the number in each of the Dublin local authority areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Information on affordable housing activity up to end September 2006 in each local authority area is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1914: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of occasions, in relation to Part 5 of the Housing Regulations, where instead of building, developers have provided money to local authorities areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3072/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Information on activity under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 up to end September 2006, including summary information on payments in lieu of land transfers, is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Detailed information on the number of individual financial transactions finalised is not available in my Department.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1915: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses provided by the State in each of the years 2002 to 2007; the number in each of the Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of social housing dwellings completed and acquired by local authorities, including the four Dublin local authorities, in the years 2002 to 2005 are published in the various Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. Figures for 2006 to the end of September are available on the Department's website while figures for the full year 2006 are currently been complied by my Department and will be published in due course in the Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin for 2006 and on the Department's website. Under the new National Development Plan there is a commitment to commence or acquire 27,000 dwellings over the period 2007-2009.