Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 September 2009
999 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support he will give to county council housing sections to relieve the large waiting lists for the housing assessment officers to visit new housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/09]
View answer1000 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average waiting time for a new housing applicants to be visited by a housing assessment officer; the waiting time in south Tipperary; his views on this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/09]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 999 and 1000 together.
It is a matter for each housing authority under the Housing Acts, 1966-2009, to carry out assessments of need for the purpose of allocating social housing, and to assign appropriate resources to undertake this function. The Department does not collect details on the average waiting time for a housing applicant to be visited by a housing assessment officer.
