Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the affordable housing options that would be available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the schemes that are in place in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1949/14]
View answerAs Minister, it is not appropriate for me to comment on individual cases but I can confirm that the Government’s 2011 Housing Policy Statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the shared ownership scheme, in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act s 2000-2013. Details regarding the review are available on my Department’s website www.environ.ie.
The period for public submissions closed on 27 September 2013 and submissions from a variety of interested parties are now under consideration. I expect to be in a position to formulate future policy approaches and actions, taking account of the consultation process, in the near future.
