Written answers
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Housing Data
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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860. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list, by local authority area, for up to three months; three months plus to six months; six months plus to nine months; nine months plus to 12 months; 12 months plus to 18 months; 18 months plus to 24 months; 24 months plus to 36 months; and 36 months plus; the number of derelict or uninhabitable public housing units there are in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28691/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The latest summary of social housing assessments, as of 7 May 2013, provides data on the number of households on local authority waiting lists at that date across a range of categories broken down by authority, including details on the length of time spent by households on housing lists. The full 2013 results are available on my Department’s website at . The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to on-going fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support. In order to get the most accurate data relating to the numbers applying for social housing support, the Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, includes a commitment to increase the regularity of the summary of social housing assessments by undertaking it on annual basis from 2016 onwards.
Statistics on local authority housing stock are published by the Local Government Management Agency. The Local Government Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2013report published by the Agency provides the latest data available on the numbers of units which are unavailable for letting in each local authority area. The report is available at the following web - link: .
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