Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing waiting list in County Cork; if he will provide a breakdown of same on a county council electoral area basis and by length of time on the list. [21539/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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A statutory assessment of housing need is carried out every three years by all housing authorities. Data for the 2011 Assessment of Housing Need are currently being compiled by the Housing Agency and will be published as soon as possible. The last assessment took place in 2008 and indicated that there were 56,249 households in need of social housing support. Detailed information on this assessment, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my Department's website – www.environ.ie.

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 9 June 2011, if he will list all current residential construction commitments of Cork County Council; and if he will list all properties coming on stream through the Part V process. [21540/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Cork County Council envisages that over 40 housing units will be delivered under the social housing construction programme over the course of 2011, broken down as follows:

The Council also has a number of financial commitments relating to final payments on completed projects. In terms of the acquisition of Part V properties, the Council has advised that up to 70 units may be acquired in 2011. It is not possible to provide a full list of these properties at this time.

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications received under the 2011 tenant purchase scheme in each local authority area; the number of successful applicants in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Information regarding to the number of applications received under the 2011 tenant purchase scheme is not yet available in my Department. However, statistics will be published in due course.