Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2021
326. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the referendum on the right to housing will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/21]
View answerThe Programme for Government contains a commitment to provide for the holding of a referendum on housing. The Programme for Government also commits to establishing a Commission on Housing to examine issues such as tenure, standards, sustainability, and quality-of-life issues in the provision of housing.
It is intended that the Commission on Housing will review the commitment to hold a referendum on housing. It is planned that the Commission on Housing will be formally established in September this year. The Chair designate for the Commission was announced in May, and work is now advancing on the finalisation of the Terms of Reference. Once the Terms of Reference are finalised, it is intended to hold a process to invite expressions of interest to identify persons who have an interest in serving on the Commission and I will then appoint Commission Members in due course.
