John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of affordable housing built on State land since 2006 to date in 2009 and which remain unoccupied; the location of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 3,652 affordable homes have been delivered under the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) in the period from 2003 to end June 2009, the bulk of which were delivered under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts, through land exchanges or through development on local authority owned lands. 62 units were developed directly on State lands, on a site in Athenry, County Galway, which was transferred to the AHI from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. These units were completed this year and are currently in the process of sale by Galway County Council. In light of the recent significant changes in the housing market, and the associated implications for affordable housing, I am currently reviewing the Affordable Housing Initiative.