Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
784. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the rental accommodation scheme and housing assistance payment housing transfer lists. [41148/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 requires all housing authorities, as a reserved function, to make an allocation scheme determining the order of priority to be accorded in the allocation of dwellings to households qualified for social housing support and to households approved for a transfer, the allocation of which would, in the opinion of the authority, meet the accommodation needs and requirements of the households.
The practical operation of transfer lists is, therefore, a matter for each local authority to manage, on the basis of their own scheme of letting priorities, and the number of persons on the housing transfer list is also a matter for each individual local authority.
