Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2700. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment tenancies that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33831/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra2701. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment tenants who have requested that they be included on a local authority transfer list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra2702. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of households previously in a housing assistance payment supported tenancy that have obtained a local authority home as a result of being on the transfer list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33833/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 2700 to 2702, inclusive, together.
At the end of Quarter 2, 2018, there were 37,751 active HAP tenancies in place of which 9,093 related to 2018 setups.
The practical operation of transfer lists is a matter for each local authority to manage, on the basis of their own scheme of letting priorities. The setting of such schemes is a reserved function of the local authority and as such is a matter for the elected members. My Department does not collect data from Local Authorities with respect to the number of HAP tenants who request to be placed on the transfer list.
Local authorities have been directed that HAP recipients, who apply to go on the transfer list, should get full credit for the time they spent on the waiting list and be placed on the transfer list with no less favourable terms than if they had remained on the waiting list.
At the end of Quarter 2, 2018, 1,435 HAP tenancy exits related to transfer to other forms of social housing.
