Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
123. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be open to setting up a national housing waiting list; his views on permitting applicants to carry time already spent on one waiting list where they need to move county in order to follow employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45863/14]
View answerThe Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, published on 26 November, includes a commitment to examine the possibility of introducing a "housing passport". This measure has the potential to enhance significantly the responsiveness of the social housing system to changing housing needs by allowing households in receipt of, or qualified for, social housing support in one local authority area to transfer to, or be allocated, social housing in another local authority area for reasons such as availing of employment opportunities.
