Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010
1434 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding entitlement to local authority housing for parents of a family who had an apartment, sold it to buy somewhere bigger for the children, lost their jobs before securing a new dwelling, and are now told they cannot go on the waiting list for housing because they once owned property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33084/10]
View answerThere is no provision in current housing legislation that precludes a household, who may have owned a home previously, from being included on a local authority waiting list, provided they meet the eligibility criteria set down by the housing authority. It is a matter solely for the housing authority concerned to determine whether any applicant for social housing support is eligible for and in need of that support in consideration of that applicant's particular circumstances.
