Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
437. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the information that is provided by local authorities using the choice-based letting system to his Department on the performance of the system in a tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37721/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not collect quantitative data on the performance of Choice Based Letting in local authority areas.
The Department reviews the uptake of Choice Based Letting from time-to-time with a view to supporting its roll-out and standardisation across local authorities. Feedback from local authorities, to date, shows more than half operating a Choice Based Letting system, which they report as having a positive effect on how they allocate houses and facilitating a drop in the rate of refusals.
My Department is working with local government to progress the roll-out of a standardised approach across all local authorities.
