Written answers

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Leases

Photo of Tom FlemingTom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of contracts signed and the number of houses that were leased to qualified housing applicants in each local authority in 2011 and to date in 2012; the total number of properties leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47853/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Since the Scheme began in 2009, 3,458 housing units have been made available for use as social housing under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative. A breakdown of units provided in 2011, to date in 2012 and in total, by housing authority, is show in the following table.

Housing Authority
Leasing Units provided in 2011*
Leasing units provided to date in 2012*
Cumulative Leasing Units provided
Athlone Town Council
10
33
50
Athy Town Council
21
-
21
Birr Town Council
4
16
20
Bray Town Council
1
-
1
Buncrana Town Council
21
12
38
Bundoran Town Council
1
-
1
Carlow County Council
-
6
23
Carlow Town Council
14
-
14
Cashel Town Council
-
3
4
Castlebar Town Council
-
-
20
Cavan County Council
3
3
6
Clare County Council
24
17
44
Clonmel Borough Council
12
2
16
Cork City Council
44
25
135
Cork County Council
89
192
506
DLR County Council
44
69
113
Donegal County Council
29
38
87
Drogheda Borough Council
-
27
31
Dublin City Council
166
-
444
Dundalk Town Council
42
89
155
Ennis Town Council
6
7
15
Enniscorthy Town Council
-
9
9
Fingal County Council
107
102
242
Galway City Council
123
29
152
Galway County Council
-
12
12
Kerry County Council
-
7
7
Kildare County Council
2
10
98
Kilkenny County Council
1
9
37
Laois County Council
30
10
134
Leitrim County Council
-
1
1
Letterkenny Town Council
14
10
42
Limerick City Council
-
10
10
Limerick County Council
11
5
18
Longford County Council
16
-
20
Louth County Council
24
-
24
Mayo County Council
14
15
31
Meath County Council
38
17
82
Monaghan County Council
1
-
1
Nenagh Town Council
24
6
30
North Tipperary County Co
7
6
13
Offaly County Council
14
27
64
Roscommon County Council
4
-
10
Sligo Borough Council
8
2
10
Sligo County Council
8
11
19
South Tipperary County Co
7
12
20
Sth Dublin County Council
116
29
305
Templemore Town Council
32
18
50
Thurles Town Council
6
6
12
Waterford City Council
12
33
46
Waterford County Council
19
15
63
Westmeath County Council
11
22
96
Westport Town Council
3
-
3
Wexford Borough Council
2
4
6
Wexford County Council
24
12
46
Wicklow County Council
1
-
1
Grand Total
1,193
962
3,458

* The figures compare the cumulative units at the end of 2011 to the most recent cumulative figure available.

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