Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Housing for Older People: Discussion

12:00 pm

Ms Corona Joyce:

We would reiterate the point just made in terms of not being too prescriptive as to the specifics and also, coming back full circle to the initial presentation, we would point out that we are not dealing with a homogenous group. The needs of one couple or individual may be very different from another, and for that reason we need to have a variety of housing options available.

To come back to the Deputy's earlier point that information on options is not available, we are hearing daily there is a need for increased choice and that the information is not solid regarding what is there at the moment.