50%
of all those assessed as in need of housing are living in just 6
local authority areas: Local Authority
Waiting List (2013)
Dublin City
16,171
Cork City
6,440
South Dublin
6,217
Fingal
6,020
Kildare
5,454
Cork County
4,804
Total
45,106
By contrast, the bottom 6 counties contain just 3.7% of those in need of housing: Local Authority
Waiting List (2013)
Sligo
770
Cavan
741
Monaghan
696
Longford
597
Roscommon
252
Leitrim
251
Total
3,307
The population of the bottom 4 counties (195,346) is roughly equal to that of County Kildare (210,312), yet Kildare alone has over 3 times the number of people waiting for housing (1,796 versus 5,454) There are clear crisis points around the country.