Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Compulsory Purchase Orders
Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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1739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes acquired by compulsory purchase order by each local authority in tabular form. [55119/17]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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While the specific information requested by the Deputy is not collected by my Department, the following information has been received from local authorities in respect of the years 2013-2017 and is set out in the following table.
It should be noted that these figures include the compulsory purchase of dwellings for housing purposes as well as for other purposes, including the provision of roads.
| Local Authority | Number of homes acquired by CPO 2013-2017 |
|---|---|
| Carlow | 16 |
| Cavan | 0 |
| Clare | 5 |
| Cork City | 4 3 further homes are with An Bord Pleanála for CPO decision in January 2018 |
| Cork County | 2 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | No return |
| Donegal | No return |
| Dublin City | 11 |
| Fingal | 0 |
| Galway City | 3 |
| Galway County | 0 |
| Kerry | 2 |
| Kildare | 4 |
| Kilkenny | 0 |
| Laois | 0 |
| Leitrim | 0 |
| Limerick | 4 |
| Longford | 0 |
| Louth | 46 |
| Mayo | 2 |
| Meath | 0 |
| Monaghan | 20 Some of the properties acquired are not capable of immediate accommodation without significant refurbishment. The Council is preparing to convert some into social housing and offer the remainder for sale. |
| Offaly | No return |
| Roscommon | 2 |
| Sligo | 16 |
| South Dublin | 10 |
| Tipperary | 0 |
| Waterford | 1 Another 1 is currently with An Bord Pleanála for CPO decision. |
| Westmeath | 0 |
| Wexford | 2 |
| Wicklow | 3 |
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