Written answers
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Housing
9:00 am
Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of properties rented under the rental assessment scheme by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37423/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Since its introduction in September 2005, some 29,445 household units have been transferred to the Rental Accommodation Scheme from rent supplement. Of these, 16,319 were housed directly in RAS accommodation and a further 13,126 were accommodated under other social housing options.
A breakdown by local authority is set out in the table below.
| RAS Cumulative figures up to end September 2010 | |||||
| Local Authorities (Housing) | No. of Private households transferred from SWA Rent Supplement to RAS | No. of Voluntary households transferred from SWA Rents Supplement to RAS | Total No. (Voluntary + Private) households transferred from SWA Rent Supplement to RAS | Total No. of households transferred from SWA Rent Supplement to other social housing options | Total No. of households transferred from SWA Rent Supplement |
| Carlow Co. Cl. | 266 | 74 | 340 | 164 | 504 |
| Cavan Co. Cl. | 162 | 82 | 244 | 184 | 428 |
| Clare Co. Cl. | 307 | 85 | 392 | 197 | 589 |
| Cork City Cl. | 505 | 222 | 727 | 817 | 1,544 |
| Cork North Co. Cl. | 178 | 85 | 263 | 246 | 509 |
| Cork South Co. Cl. | 408 | 244 | 652 | 551 | 1,203 |
| Cork West Co. Cl. | 40 | 68 | 108 | 124 | 232 |
| Donegal Co. Cl. | 213 | 211 | 424 | 1,267 | 1,691 |
| Dublin City Cl. | 1,479 | 677 | 2,156 | 667 | 2,823 |
| Dublin South Co. Cl. | 1,034 | 49 | 1,083 | 925 | 2,008 |
| Dun/Rathdown Co.Cl. | 397 | 96 | 493 | 442 | 935 |
| Fingal Co. Cl. | 481 | 0 | 481 | 641 | 1,122 |
| Galway City Cl. | 540 | 185 | 725 | 296 | 1,021 |
| Galway Co. Cl. | 267 | 153 | 420 | 235 | 655 |
| Kerry Co. Cl. | 522 | 76 | 598 | 563 | 1,161 |
| Kildare Co. Cl. | 218 | 125 | 343 | 503 | 846 |
| Kilkenny Co. Cl. | 226 | 307 | 533 | 305 | 838 |
| Laois Co. Cl. | 103 | 82 | 185 | 165 | 350 |
| Leitrim Co. Cl. | 42 | 12 | 54 | 74 | 128 |
| Limerick City Cl. | 436 | 92 | 528 | 132 | 660 |
| Limerick Co. Cl. | 168 | 209 | 377 | 188 | 565 |
| Longford Co. Cl. | 351 | 0 | 351 | 73 | 424 |
| Louth Co. Cl. | 196 | 65 | 261 | 716 | 977 |
| Mayo Co. Cl. | 430 | 334 | 764 | 263 | 1,027 |
| Meath Co. Cl. | 100 | 63 | 163 | 258 | 421 |
| Monaghan Co. Cl. | 101 | 117 | 218 | 159 | 377 |
| Nth Tipperary Co. Cl. | 293 | 43 | 336 | 165 | 501 |
| Offaly Co. Cl. | 200 | 42 | 242 | 181 | 423 |
| Roscommon Co.Cl. | 244 | 77 | 321 | 266 | 587 |
| Sligo Co. Cl. | 226 | 159 | 385 | 189 | 574 |
| Sth Tipperary Co. Cl. | 408 | 79 | 487 | 357 | 844 |
| Waterford City Cl. | 231 | 249 | 480 | 273 | 753 |
| Waterford Co. Cl. | 172 | 28 | 200 | 232 | 432 |
| Westmeath Co. Cl. | 315 | 14 | 329 | 198 | 527 |
| Wexford Co. Cl. | 280 | 97 | 377 | 801 | 1,178 |
| Wicklow Co. Cl. | 256 | 23 | 279 | 309 | 588 |
| Totals | 11,795 | 4,524 | 16,319 | 13,126 | 29,445 |
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