Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes which have been repossessed during the past 12 months in Cork City and County in tabular form. [28026/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Figures supplied by Cork Circuit Court to the Courts Service show 25 orders granted for possession of residential premises in the 12 months to end June 2009. 18 were for the county and seven for the city. The Deputy may wish to note that orders for possession do not necessarily equate with actual repossessions. It is up to the person or company who obtained the order for possession to pursue its execution.

In addition possession orders may also have been granted by the High Court for residential premises in Cork City and County. However the High Court is unable to supply such statistics to the Courts Service.