Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 November 2016
85. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of single person applicants on the housing list in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra86. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of single bedroom self-contained units available for persons on the housing list in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together.
Details on the number of households on waiting lists in each housing authority area, including the number of single person households in each area, are provided in the statutory summary of social housing assessments. The most recent figures available are the results of the 2013 summary which was carried out on 7 May 2013. These are available on my Department’s website at the following link, and information on single person households is contained in Table A2.5 of the document:
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf .
In accordance with a commitment given in the Social Housing Strategy 2020, the summary will be prepared on an annual basis from 2016 onward. Preparation of the 2016 summary, which will provide up to date figures of national housing need, is well advanced and will be available shortly.
Data on local authority rented housing stock is available on my Department’s website at the following link :
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/house-prices-loans-and-profile-borrowers/local-authority-rented-sector-activityDetails of stock for 2014 and 2015 are available by clicking on LA rented stock by area 2014 to date. The stock figures are broken down by house type and local authority area. However, the number of bedrooms in each property is not included in the data collected by my Department.
