Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the new 3,800 units identified for social housing use on the basis of the responsible local authority. [44312/12]

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the 4000 properties identified by the National Assets Management Agency for social housing; the number of transactions that have taken place to date; the number of these properties that are in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44796/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 440 together.

NAMA has now identified just under 3,800 units to be considered for social housing. A breakdown of these units by authority is given in the table below.

Of the units that have been examined to date, 438 have been deemed unsuitable by housing authorities and a further 542 have been withdrawn, usually by property owners as circumstances change e.g. units have been sold or let privately and are no longer available. Of the units that remain and that are currently being considered, 90 are located in Co. Kerry.

At present demand has been confirmed for over 1,500 units which are currently being progressed. To the end of September 2012, 133 housing units have been provided from the portfolio of units identified by NAMA. Of these units 49 are funded under leasing arrangements with the balance of units delivered funded through the local authority social housing capital investment programme or by AHB’s under the Capital Assistance Scheme.

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the properties that are currently on offer for leasing to approved housing bodies; and if he will specify which units are now occupied or in the process of being occupied. [44313/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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To the end of September 2012, under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative, my Department had approved 1,815 housing units for use as social housing by Approved Housing Bodies. Of these, 362 are tenanted or are in the process of being tenanted.