Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 March 2006
84 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government whether he will seek to have the NESC report recommendations for a net increase of 73,000 units of social housing included in the new National Development Plan 2007-13, which is being prepared. [9439/06]
Amharc ar fhreagra99 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the targets in respect of social housing he will seek to include in the new National Development Plan 2007-13, which is being prepared. [9442/06]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 99 together.
The preparation of the National Development Plan 2007-13, NDP, is co-ordinated by the Department of Finance. A high-level steering group, chaired by that Department and comprising senior officials of other relevant Departments, has been established to oversee drafting. The housing material of the NDP will be drafted by my Department and, while the final content and focus of the overall plan will be a matter for decision by Government, priorities for investment in housing will take account of a number of factors, including the key policy challenges highlighted by the NESC report, the results of the 2005 housing needs assessment and the policy framework set out in the document Housing Policy Framework — Building Sustainable Communities, which was launched in December 2005.
