Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Rose Kenny:

I will have to revert to the Senator on that. I can certainly check that out for him.

Regarding the question about the number of people on the waiting list who are in congregated settings, let me set out the figures. The number of people with a primary disability code priority is 1,322; I cannot break that figure down to those living in congregated settings but I can do that.

I will revert to the Senator about the one-stop shops. The implementation group is led by the housing delivery senior executive officer and that group meet and are working. To be clear, for all the people on the waiting list under the various categories, the disability category is exactly the same as any other in the sense that once the person is eligible and reaches that point on the list, the housing department will ensure that an appropriate allocation is made or transfer as required.