Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
316. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of family units that are seeking a transfer due to overcrowding from each municipal district in County Kildare; if they are currently in receipt of a housing assistance payment or if they are not receiving support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48561/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department.
Requests for housing transfers are considered solely by the relevant local authority concerned in accordance with that authority’s allocation scheme, which is made by the elected members under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and in compliance with Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011.
In determining the accommodation needs of a household seeking a transfer, and the priority to be awarded to such households, local authorities have regard to whether the current accommodation is overcrowded within the meaning of section 63 of the Housing Act 1966. Decisions as to the priority to be awarded to individual households are a matter for the local authority concerned, having regard to their allocation schemes.
