Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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423. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant housing units that are in the National Asset Management Agency portfolio for Clongriffin/Belmayne, Dublin 13; if there are plans for these NAMA housing units to be released and used to relieve the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17679/14]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of National Asset Management Agency units identified by the agency, deemed acceptable by the local authority and transferred to date to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17880/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 and 437 together.

My Department, the Housing Agency and NAMA continue to work together with housing authorities and approved housing bodies in identifying suitable NAMA housing units and bringing them into social housing use. By the end of March 2014, 4,653 units have been identified by NAMA as being potentially suitable for social housing and of these some 1,849 units have been confirmed by local authorities as being suitable for social housing. Completed housing unit transfers stand at 518 , with a further 1 66 units contract ed and w ith completion work on-going. This brings the overall total deliv e ry of social housing from NAMA- sourced units to 684 units (completed or contracted) since the process began. A breakdown by Local Authority of the units identified and with demand confirmed is provided below.

While I cannot comment on any individual proposals under consideration, I can clarify that i n the Dublin City Council area NAMA has identified 753 units as being potentially suitable for social housin g . Of these, 247 units were available for consideration and confirmed as suitable by Dublin City Council . At the end of March 2014 , the number of these units completed or contracted was 163.

Information in relation to the delivery of NAMA sourced units, including a full breakdown by county of units delivered by quarter, is available on the Housing Agency’ s website: