Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 548: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number on the rental allowance scheme by town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I presume that the question relates to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS).

RAS operates in all housing authorities and generally each County Council manages the scheme for the County at large. At the end of January 2008, 11,425 former rent supplement cases with long-term housing need have been accommodated through the scheme — 5,901 in either voluntary or private rented properties and a further 5,524 through other social housing options. The available information on the number of cases transferred by each local authority is detailed in the following table.