Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Census of Population
8:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Taoiseach his latest estimate of the number of houses here distinguishing those which are owner occupied, occupied by tenants and vacant; and his estimate of the population living in owner occupied and in rented homes. [31189/07]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The total housing stock in April 2006 was 1.77 million units according to the Census carried out at that time. Of these, 1.46 million were occupied by their usual residents on Census Night. The remaining 310,000 units consisted mainly of vacant houses or flats and holiday homes. Of the 1.46 million occupied housing units 1.09 million were owner occupied, accounting for a population of 3.1 million. A further 323,000 housing units were rented, with 807,000 residents. No nature of occupancy was stated in the case of some 47,000 housing units, and 22,000 were occupied free of rent. This covers the remaining 166,000 persons resident in permanent housing units. The above figures are taken from Volume 6 â Housing of the 2006 Census.
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