Eoin Ó Broin
Question:392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the local authority housing stock currently available that is accessible for disabled persons. [36933/20]
View answerTuesday, 17 November 2020
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It is a matter for local authorities to ensure that the number and specific types of dwellings provided in their social housing developments meet local needs. My Department does not hold details on the proportion of local authority housing stock that is accessible for disabled persons, that granular information dwelling level information would be a matter for local authorities.
The Programme for Government commits to increasing the social housing stock by more than 50,000, with an emphasis on new builds. In 2021, the total funding being made available for the delivery of housing programmes is €3.3bn. This includes funding to deliver 12,750 social homes through build, acquisition and leasing, with a particular focus on build.
Design standards for social housing are set out in the guidelines 'Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities' which are available at https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/migrated-files/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad%2C1979%2Cen.pdf.