Dáil Éireann - Volume 614 - 14 February, 2006

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

  649. Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided since the inception of the affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5766/06]

  Mr. N. Ahern: Information to end September 2005 on the number of affordable housing units acquired under the 1999 affordable housing scheme and Part V of the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 to 2004, is published in my Department’s housing statistics bulletins, which [1441] are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department’s website at www.environ.ie.

Under the affordable housing initiative, a total of 1,166 units have been provided to date, including Part V affordable units up to the end of September 2005.

Questions Nos. 650 and 651 answered with Question No. 223.