Galway Advertiser 1991/1991_06_13/GA_13061991_E1_007.pdf 

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Hundreds of people on Galway's housing list will under this system." waiting list are two person not benefit from the Government's new plan for Aid. Bridie O' Flaherty families and there is no point Social Housing, according to Galway City Councillors. said that with over 400 hun putting up three bedroomed
Under the plan the Cor poration will improve or extend private houses as an alternative to supplying local authority houses. The plan also offers im proved conditions for those wanting to buy houses. While there will be in creased resources for local authority housing program mes, City Councillors say they are not enough. At the recent City Coun cil meeting, Cllr Fintan Coogan said less than one in a hundred people (0.5) would benefit from this new plan. " It wili not make any dent in the housing crisis. 68% of the Corporations sitting tenants are mainly or entire ly dependent on Social Welfare and will not be able to purchase their houses dred people on the city's housing list it was time for a big local authority scheme. "We need at least 200 local authority houses to start in Galway right now to take people out of their misery." But Aid. Michael O hUigin argued that 200 houses would cost six million pounds. "Many families on our

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houses in those situations. "We should go down the route suggested in the Pro gramme for Social Housing, and if we come up against a brick wall we can tackle it, but we shouldn't presuppose there will be problems." The information on the Social Housing Scheme is available in City Hall.

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