Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses purchased from the private sector and developers by Mayo County Council from 1 June 2009 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [40319/10]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 448: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses purchased from the private sector and developers by Westport Town Council from 1 June 2009 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [40320/10]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 449: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses purchased from the private sector and developers by Castlebar Town Council from 1 June 2009 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [40321/10]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses purchased from the private sector and developers by Ballina Town Council from 1 June 2009 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [40322/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 to 450, inclusive, together.

Local authorities have, for a number of years now, progressed a 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 allocations and the unit cost limits for various types of properties, as determined by my Department. Information on the numbers purchased by Mayo County Council, Westport Town Council, Castlebar Town Council and Ballina Town Council over the period 1 June 2009 to date in 2010 is set out in the following table.