Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider, as part of the housing action plan, providing local authorities with five- or six-year funding programmed for social housing rather than the three-year funding cycle that is currently in place. [20530/16]
View answerDrawing on the Report of the Special Committee on Housing and Homelessness, which was published on 17 June 2016, the “Action Plan for Housing” is currently being drafted in my Department, with input from key Government Departments and Agencies, and other stakeholders working in the housing and homelessness sector.
I have made the development and implementation of this “Action Plan for Housing” my number one priority. I am accelerating plans for Government approval and aim to publish the final Action Plan in the coming weeks.
The Plan will include actions to expedite and boost supply of all types of housing, including social housing, in the immediate, medium and longer-terms, focusing in particular on those feeling most difficulty in accessing the housing and rental market at the moment. The Plan will balance delivery on these fronts with the necessary financial, fiscal and structural reforms.
