Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
805. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a single person has been waiting for an allocation of social housing, by county, for each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/16]
View answer806. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a couple or one-parent family with one child have been waiting for an allocation of social housing by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/16]
View answer807. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a couple or one-parent family with two or more children have been waiting for an allocation of social housing, by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 805, 806 and 807 together.
The oversight and management of housing waiting lists, including the allocation and transfer of tenancies, is a matter for the relevant housing authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations. My Department does not collate the detailed data sought on an ongoing basis. The numbers and household breakdown on housing waiting lists in individual local authorities are subject to on-going fluctuation as households are allocated housing and new households are added to the list.
The results of the statutory assessments of housing need carried out at as 31 March 2011 and 7 May 2013 provide details on the number of households on waiting lists in each housing authority area on these dates, including the length of time spent by households on each housing authority list.
The 2011 and 2013 results are available on my Department’s website at the following links: 2011 Housing Needs Assessment (Table A6 refers) :
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,27864,en.pdf
2013 Summary of Social Housing Assessments (Table A2.8 refers):
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf.
The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers. Further summaries of social housing assessments will be carried out on an annual basis from this year forward and will provide up-to-date and comprehensive data on the numbers of households qualified for social housing support on an on-going basis.
