Vol. 440 No. 4
213 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment his views on whether all new local authority senior citizen accommodation should have a separate bedroom where heretofore there was bedsit accommodation; if he will issue guidelines to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The type of accommodation to be provided in senior citizens' dwellings is a matter for the individual housing authorities in the first instance having regard to their housing needs.
In August 1982, my Department circulated a booklet to all housing authorities which contained guidelines on the provision of housing for elderly persons. The model plans contained in the booklet provided for separate bedroom(s) and living areas in all instances.
