Written answers

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Housing Issues

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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389. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords in each council area that had availed of tax breaks under the buy to let scheme who are currently leasing to each of the local authorities; the number of those that are facing repossession of properties from their lenders; the steps being put in place to address the potential problem for local authorities if they cannot source replacement properties to house applicants on their housing waiting lists who are in these properties under various local authorities housing schemes. [19749/13]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department does not keep information on schemes under the aegis of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners or have access to information on landlords ’ financial positions.

There are currently 3,932 units operational in the Social Housing Leasing Initiative. A breakdown of these by housing authority area is provided in the table below. These include unsold affordable housing units along with units sourced by Approved Housing Bodies and Housing Authorities. Should a property owner decide to break their lease contract with a housing authority or approved housing bodies, which can only occur in limited circumstances under the terms of a long term lease, housing authorities will work with both the owners and the tenants in these cases in an effort to source alternative accommodation as quickly as possible.

A number of delivery mechanisms are available to Housing Authorities to meet the housing need of people they deem in need of housing. Delivery of social housing has been significantly facilitated through more flexible funding models such as social leasing, but the Government is also committed to developing other funding mechanisms that will increase the supply of permanent new social housing, including an on-going engagement with NAMA from which 339 housing units have been completed or contracted to date.

Housing Authority Operational
Athlone Town Council
67
Athy Town Council
21
Birr Town Council
29
Bray Town Council
17
Buncrana Town Council
38
Bundoran Town Council
1
Carlow County Council
22
Carlow Town Council
14
Cashel Town Council
3
Castlebar Town Council
20
Cavan County Council
8
Clare County Council
46
Clonmel Borough Council
14
Cork City Council
128
Cork County Council
615
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
146
Donegal County Council
96
Drogheda Borough Council
31
Dublin City Council
489
Dundalk Town Council
182
Ennis Town Council
25
Enniscorthy Town Council
9
Fingal County Council
296
Galway City Council
158
Galway County Council
19
Kerry County Council
15
Kildare County Council
106
Kilkenny County Council
41
Laois County Council
144
Leitrim County Council
1
Letterkenny Town Council
47
Limerick City Council
10
Limerick County Council
18
Longford County Council
19
Louth County Council
24
Mayo County Council
45
Meath County Council
86
Monaghan County Council
1
Nenagh Town Council
31
North Tipperary County Council
29
Offaly County Council
64
Roscommon County Council
10
Sligo Borough Council
12
Sligo County Council
19
South Tipperary County Council
23
Sth Dublin County Council
317
Templemore Town Council
70
Thurles Town Council
18
Tipperary Town Council
2
Waterford City Council
46
Waterford County Council
67
Westmeath County Council
103
Westport Town Council
3
Wexford Borough Council
8
Wexford County Council
55
Wicklow County Council
4
Overall
3,932

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