128 Mr. E. Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment the number of halting sites opened and occupied in each local authority area for each of the last five years; and if he will give details on a county basis. [4442/96]

The numbers of halting sites, together with the numbers of bays on them, provided by local authorities in each year 1991 to 1995 with funding from the Department are set out in the following table. Information on the occupancy of each site is not available in the Department.