Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his policy on the provision of housing on offshore islands. [23803/21]
View answerTuesday, 11 May 2021
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Implementation of national housing policy is a matter for individual local authorities in accordance with their Housing Strategy and based on their estimate of the different types and amount of housing need throughout their administrative area.
In relation to social housing, responsibility for its delivery within their operational area, including on offshore islands, rests with the individual local authorities, working in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies. Targets are provided to each local authority for social housing delivery and it is a matter for the authority to decide on locations for new social housing based on their estimate of housing need. My Department does not set specific delivery targets or allocate funding for new social housing specifically related to the islands and it is a matter for the local authorities to make decisions in that regard.
Question No. 331 answered with Question No. 315.