Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of house repossessions from local authority borrowers in County Wicklow for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29661/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Repossession remains extremely rare for local authority borrowers with only 128 repossessions across all local authority areas carried out in the period 2005-2010. During that period Wicklow County Council carried out only three repossessions. Two of these cases were voluntary surrenders in 2010. The other repossession took place in 2008. Clearly, where repossession does occur it is a last resort and my Department is aware that it generally involves those households in arrears who refuse to engage with the local authority lender.