To ask the Minister for Social Development how many social housing properties, over which his Department has has responsibility, either by way of grants provided for the property, or by housing association, have paramilitarty murals painted on their outside walls broken down by paramilitary groupings.

The information is not available in the format requested in relation to Housing Executive properties as the Housing Executive does not collate information on the particular paramilitary groupings associated with murals on their properties. The Housing Executive has advised there are 204 properties with paramilitary murals.

In relation to Housing Associations they have advised as follows: -

four Housing Association properties with paramilitary murals: -

2: dissident republican

1: republican (Housing Association is unsure which organisation)

1: UVF (as far as the Housing Association is aware)