Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2013
421. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any circumstances in which a local authority housing applicant can be put back on the housing list if they have been removed from it for refusing a second offer of local authority accommodation; if there are any provisions for exceptional circumstances in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18225/13]
View answerUnder the 2011 Regulations, where a household refuses two reasonable offers of accommodation within a continuous 12 month period that household will not be considered by any local authority for social housing support for a period of 12 months from the date of the second refusal. In such cases, the household remains on the list but is excluded from consideration for offers of accommodation for the 12 month period. During this time, the household is not entitled to accrue any benefit from being on the list for priority purposes. Guidance on the making of allocation schemes, including the issue of refusals, is available to all housing authorities both from my Department and the Housing Agency.
