Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

I move amendment No. 28:

In page 19, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:

19.—Each housing authority shall establish a disability housing forum within its administrative area for the purposes of developing and implementing a local disability housing action plan. Each local disability forum shall include approved bodies involved in the provision of housing and housing support services within the administrative area. Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the local authority shall publish a local action plan for housing people with a disability. The plan shall be produced by the local disability housing forum in each administrative area and:

(a) have four key aims; comprehensive assessment of the extent and nature of housing need; the meeting of unmet housing need, including support needs; the effective provision of services for persons with a disability in housing need; co-ordinated funding arrangements;

(b) contain an overall vision, objectives, actions, output targets, timescales for achievement, indicative costs and proposed funding arrangements;

(c) be formally reviewed by the disability housing forum on an annual basis;

(d) cover a three year period;

(e) take into account the national housing strategy for people with disability when that strategy comes into operation.".

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