Dáil Éireann - Volume 404 - 06 February, 1991

Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.

22. Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the amount of money spent in the years 1987 [1813] to 1990 and the estimated amount which will be spent in 1991 in all the housing administrative areas in the country for the building of council houses; and the number of houses which were provided.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn): The information requested is as follows:

Year

Capital Allocation

Number of Completed Houses

1987

£77.28 million

3,074

1988

£35.46 million

1,450

1989

£21.71 million

768

1990

£33.90 million

1,000 approx.

The 1991 provision is £45.6 million and approximately 1,300 houses are expected to be completed.