Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2015
855. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Dublin social housing delivery task force is required, in addition to the local authorities, in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11093/15]
View answerSocial housing is a key priority for the Government, evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for it in Budget 2015. Accordingly, the Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, sets ambitious targets for supply and reform of the sector.
Given the scale of the challenge in the Dublin area, a key early action of the Strategy was the establishment of a Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce (DSHDT), to oversee and drive the Strategy's implementation across the four Dublin local authorities. The DSHDT is building on the work of the Housing Supply Co-ordination Taskforce established under Construction 2020.
Full details regarding the Taskforce's role and its terms of reference are set out at paragraph 4.3 of the Strategy. The Strategy is available on my Department's website at the following link:http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,39622,en.pdf.
