Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)
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550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 1,046 vacant properties under the National Asset Management Agency's remit that have been brought into productive use in the Dublin City Council area to date. [8923/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department is working closely with NAMA, the Housing Agency, local authorities and approved housing bodies in relation to the delivery of social housing. Information in relation to the delivery of NAMA sourced units, including a full breakdown by county, of units delivered on a quarterly basis, is available on the Housing Agency's website at .

Since the process began in December 2011 up to the end of December 2014, 1,068 NAMA-sourced units have been delivered nationally through all delivery mechanisms. A further 686properties transactions are under active consideration whereby either terms are agreed, negotiation is on-going between the parties concerned or where a detailed appraisal (i.e. determining the most likely delivery mechanism) is being carried out.

Up to the end of December 2014, in the Dublin City Council area, 813 housing units have been identified by NAMA as being potentially suitable for social housing. Of these, 336 have been completed or contracted, demand has been confirmed by the Council for a further 409 units and the remainder are either still under consideration or have been rejected as unsuitable by the Council.

I am confident that significant social housing units will continue to be delivered through this process.