John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I previously asked for a debate on disabled persons grants. A review was carried out and my understanding is that it was completed before Christmas. This looked at the local authority grants that are allocated to disabled people to allow them to adapt their homes. So far, we have not seen the detail of the report. I would like to adjust that ask into a wider debate. I know the Leader likes to make it wider than one specific issue with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I would like a debate on the various schemes available in the context of Housing for All. Perhaps we can widen it into that debate. Specifically, I would like to discuss the Part V affordable purchase element. This was introduced as part of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 to provide for 10% affordable housing in private developments. Before that legislation was introduced there was only a provision for 10% social housing. We now have provision for 10% social housing and 10% affordable housing within private developments. The difficulty that has been expressed to me is that councils are actually going for 20% social housing, rather than the 10% for each, because they do not have access to the affordable housing fund for the 10% affordable housing. This is an issue which can be addressed. I would like to raise it in the wider context of a debate with the Minister in relation to Housing for All schemes, specifically in the context of the disabled persons grants. I would appreciate if this could be arranged.