Dáil Question for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

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