Dáil Question for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
20th November 2012 - Alan Farrell TD
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of empty housing units in Dublin where the development is under the remit of the National Assets Management Agency; the number of housing units required by Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; his views on the viability of using State owned properties that are under the remit of NAMA as accommodation for these families and persons as an alternative to sourcing extra funding for new properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter
To date, NAMA have identified over 3,700 units from their portfolio to be considered for social housing. Of those €“
– 580 are in Dublin City Council’s functional area,
– 18 in South Dublin County Council;
– 200 in Fingal County Council, and
– 301 in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.
It should be noted that the properties under consideration are part of the security for loans that NAMA has acquired. In the majority of cases properties remain in the ownership of the original borrowers and not NAMA or the State. The remaining properties are controlled by receivers appointed by NAMA.
My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities’ waiting lists and the requirement for new supply that this might generate. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need, carried out in March 2011 and including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my Department’s website €“ www.environ.ie or on the Housing Agency’s website at www.housing.ie.
The table below sets out the information from the 2011 assessment in respect of the 4 Dublin authorities.
Dublin City Council
Housing Need 2011 – 8,091
South Dublin County Council
Housing Need 2011 – 8,022
Fingal County Council – 5,003
Housing Need 2011 – 5,003
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Housing Need 2011 – 3,909
Alan Farrell TD
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