Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 December 2022
22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when the first housing units for persons with disabilities are expected to be completed under the national housing strategy for disabled people 2022-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59836/22]
View answerThe second joint National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027, was launched on 14 January 2022 by my colleagues Minister Darragh O'Brien, Peter Burke and Anne Rabbitt. The new Strategy sets out the vision for the cooperation and collaboration of Government Departments, state agencies and others in delivering housing and the related supports for disabled people over the next five years and is operating under the framework of Housing for All. The Implementation Plan for the Strategy is due to be published by the end of the year.
The strategy is operating within the framework of Housing for All which is committed to ensuring that affordable, quality housing with an appropriate mix of housing design types provided within social housing, including universally designed units, is available to everyone in Irish society, including people with disabilities.
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity under Housing for All. In the case of the Capital Assistance Scheme, 352 units were delivered in 2021 which includes 111 housing units for disabled people. The Capital Assistance Scheme, for which €96m is provided in 2022, will be among the key measures to support the delivery of housing for disabled people under the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027.
