Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1051: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list in each county and city local authority; and the number on the waiting list for affordable housing in each county and city local authority. [48083/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1066: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households in need of social housing and the number of households in need of local authority housing accommodation as indicated by the local authority returns for the 2008 housing needs assessment; and if these figures will be broken down by local authority area. [1246/09]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who were on the social housing waiting list at the end of each of the years from 2004 to 2008 respectively; the number of those who have been receiving rent supplement for 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2453/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1051, 1066 and 1120 together.

The number of households on a local authority's waiting list continuously fluctuates as households on the list are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. My Department does not hold information in relation to the numbers currently on waiting lists in local authorities. A statutory assessment of housing need is carried out every three years by all housing authorities in accordance with the terms of the Housing Act 1988. The last assessment took place in 2008 and indicated that there were 56,249 households in need of social housing support, an increase of some 30% on these corresponding figure in 2005. Further information regarding the assessments is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie, including a breakdown of the net need figure by housing authority.

I am advised by the Department of Social and Family Affairs that, at the end of 2008, 31,345 households were in receipt of rent supplement payments for more than 18 months. Information on the number of people seeking affordable housing in each local authority area is not collected by my Department.