Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of all properties purchased by Louth County Council, Dundalk Town Council and Drogheda Town Council in each year since 2007; if he will provide information on the price paid for each property; the reason each property was purchased and the person from whom each property was purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38141/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities have, for a number of years now, progressed an ambitious programme of house purchases better to meet local housing need as well as to promote my Department's sustainable communities objectives. These programmes are undertaken and managed by the authorities having regard to their annual housing capital allocation and the unit cost limits for various types of properties, as determined by my Department. The detailed information requested with regard to individual properties is not available in my Department. Information on the numbers and the average cost of the properties purchased by Louth County Council, Drogheda Borough Council and Dundalk Town Council over the period 2007 to 2010 is set out in the table.