Written answers
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Housing
5:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchase scheme, shared ownership and affordable housing units that have been repossessed on behalf of a local authority for each of the past five years in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/09]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The total numbers of repossessions carried out over the five year period 2004 to 2008 by each local authority that provides loans for house purchase, under section 11 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, is set out in the table below. Breakdowns on an annual basis or by type of housing unit are not readily available.
Council Name | Repossessions |
Carlow County Council | 3 |
Cavan County Council | 3 |
Clare County Council | 6 |
Cork County Council | 3 |
Donegal County Council | 0 |
Fingal County Council | 0 |
South Dublin County Council | 2 |
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council | 0 |
Galway County Council | 2 |
Kerry County Council | 0 |
Kildare County Council | 0 |
Kilkenny County Council | 3 |
Laois County Council | 5 |
Leitrim County Council | 0 |
Limerick County Council | 1 |
Longford County Council | 4 |
Louth County Council | 0 |
Mayo County Council | 0 |
Meath County Council | 1 |
Monaghan County Council | 2 |
Offaly County Council | 3 |
Roscommon County Council | 0 |
Sligo County Council | 1 |
North Tipperary County Council | 1 |
South Tipperary County Council | 5 |
Waterford County Council | 0 |
Westmeath County Council | 0 |
Wexford County Council | 0 |
Wicklow County Council | 0 |
Dublin City Council | 7 |
Cork City Council | 4 |
Galway City Council | 0 |
Limerick City Council | 1 |
Waterford City Council | 5 |
Clonmel Borough Council | 0 |
Sligo Borough Council | 0 |
Drogheda Borough Council | 0 |
Wexford Borough Council | 0 |
Bray Town Council | 0 |
Athlone Town Council | 0 |
TOTAL | 62 |
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