Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2004
381 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans of local authorities to develop an integrated housing assistance policy in consultation with community and voluntary organisations. [14168/04]
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Local authorities have been requested to put in place and submit details of five year action plans covering the full range of their housing programmes to the Department by the end of May 2004. The development of these plans will enable local authorities to identify priority needs over the coming years and provide a coherent and co-ordinated response across all housing sectors, including delivery by the voluntary and co-operative sector and use of private rental accommodation to meet long-term housing assistance needs. These plans, to be agreed with the Department, will ensure that a fully strategic approach is taken by local authorities to meeting housing needs in their areas and will ensure that they avail of the certainty provided by multi-annual expenditure programmes.
