173.
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment
if he will outline in respect of each housing authority the total number of casual vacancies which arose during 1989; the total number of new lettings in 1989; the number of dwellings owned by each local authority for which applications to purchase were made as a result of the 1988 sales scheme; and the estimated current stock of rented dwellings owned by each local authority.
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (Mr. Connolly):
I would refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 5 of February 1989 which gave details of the number of applications received by each housing authority under the 1988 purchase scheme. The following table based on data furnished by housing authorities, gives, the most up to date details available of casual vacancies which arose, new lettings made and the estimated stock of rented dwellings.
|
Casual vacancies arising in 1989 |
First time lettings made in 1989 |
Estimated stock of rented dwellings at 31 December 1988 |
| County Councils |
|
|
|
| Carlow |
17 |
38 |
780 |
| Cavan |
17 |
76 |
671 |
| Clare |
64 |
67 |
884 |
| Cork (North) |
32 |
44 |
1,234 |
| Cork (South) |
81 |
105 |
1,582 |
| Cork (West) |
10 |
30 |
427 |
| Donegal |
55 |
111 |
3,656 |
| Dublin |
299 |
322 |
7,284 |
| Galway |
70 |
112 |
2,328 |
| Kerry |
10 |
66 |
2,860 |
| Kildare |
43 |
64 |
1,608 |
| Kilkenny |
45 |
56 |
1,324 |
| Laois |
53 |
69 |
1,382 |
| Leitrim |
22 |
40 |
807 |
| Limerick |
35 |
64 |
1,658 |
| [2349][2350]Longford |
29 |
37 |
861 |
| Louth |
6 |
14 |
496 |
| Mayo |
35 |
137 |
1,160 |
| Meath |
59 |
105 |
1,516 |
| Monaghan |
19 |
22 |
670 |
| Offaly |
30 |
52 |
1,032 |
| Roscommon |
10 |
23 |
821 |
| Sligo |
13 |
33 |
559 |
| Tipperary NR |
30 |
44 |
1,095 |
| Tipperary SR |
11 |
46 |
1,127 |
| Waterford |
13 |
22 |
680 |
| Westmeath |
30 |
38 |
756 |
| Wexford |
49 |
70 |
1,756 |
| Wicklow |
81 |
97 |
1,695 |
| County Boroughs |
|
|
|
| Cork |
317 |
322 |
8,237 |
| Dublin |
2,197 |
2,281 |
37,293 |
| Galway |
77 |
94 |
1,444 |
| Limerick |
355 |
349 |
3,976 |
| Waterford |
86 |
85 |
2,672 |
| Urban District Councils |
|
|
|
| Arklow |
10 |
10 |
487 |
| Athlone |
7 |
9 |
375 |
| Athy |
7 |
7 |
190 |
| Ballina |
31 |
30 |
407 |
| Ballinasloe |
15 |
20 |
250 |
| Birr |
4 |
2 |
* |
| Bray |
28 |
50 |
1,118 |
| Buncrana |
* |
* |
65 |
| Bundoran |
1 |
1 |
58 |
| Carlow |
12 |
17 |
496 |
| Carrickmacross |
3 |
3 |
27 |
| Carrick-on-Suir |
10 |
14 |
417 |
| Cashel |
7 |
7 |
224 |
| Castlebar |
6 |
6 |
178 |
| Castleblayney |
1 |
1 |
132 |
| Cavan |
6 |
6 |
239 |
| Ceanannus Mór |
1 |
1 |
63 |
| Clonakilty |
* |
* |
* |
| Clones |
— |
— |
83 |
| Clonmel |
27 |
37 |
924 |
| Cobh |
4 |
34 |
202 |
| Drogheda |
30 |
29 |
1,081 |
| Dundalk |
72 |
74 |
1,379 |
| Dungarvan |
15 |
14 |
414 |
| Dún Laoghaire |
58 |
60 |
* |
| Ennis |
* |
* |
566 |
| Enniscorthy |
* |
* |
494 |
| Fermoy |
7 |
7 |
* |
| Kilkenny |
6 |
12 |
526 |
| Killarney |
8 |
7 |
234 |
| Kilrush |
14 |
15 |
119 |
| Kinsale |
— |
— |
50 |
| Letterkenny |
3 |
3 |
136 |
| Listowel |
5 |
22 |
149 |
| Longford |
10 |
8 |
286 |
| Macroom |
1 |
6 |
103 |
| Mallow |
17 |
18 |
336 |
| Midleton |
2 |
2 |
161 |
| Monaghan |
14 |
27 |
273 |
| [2351]Naas |
5 |
5 |
206 |
| Navan |
4 |
4 |
107 |
| Nenagh |
8 |
9 |
|
| New Ross |
* |
* |
* |
| Skibbereen |
3 |
3 |
47 |
| Sligo |
19 |
20 |
772 |
| Templemore |
2 |
1 |
123 |
| Thurles |
5 |
5 |
309 |
| Tipperary |
12 |
23 |
431 |
| Tralee |
31 |
40 |
1,090 |
| Trim |
2 |
3 |
67 |
| Tullamore |
9 |
14 |
462 |
| Westport |
2 |
3 |
102 |
| Wexford |
16 |
11 |
953 |
| Wicklow |
11 |
11 |
233 |
| Youghal |
6 |
7 |
308 |
*Returns not received from local authority.
|
Estimated stock of rented dwellings at 31 December 1988 |
| Town Commissioners |
|
| Ardee |
1 |
| Balbriggan |
— |
| Ballybay |
4 |
| Ballyshannon |
17 |
| Bandon |
13 |
| Bantry |
— |
| Belturbet |
19 |
| Boyle |
72 |
| Callan |
3 |
| Cootehill |
20 |
| Droichead Nua |
* |
| Edenderry |
2 |
| Gorey |
2 |
| Granard |
39 |
| Kilkee |
5 |
| Loughrea |
2 |
| Mountmellick |
5 |
| Muine Bheag |
6 |
| Mullingar |
9 |
| Passage West |
5 |
| Portlaoise |
13 |
| Tuam |
37 |
| Tramore |
— |
*Returns not received from local authority.
Figures on casual vacancies and new lettings for town commissioners are included in the figures for county councils.