Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units that have been inspected by each local authority for suitability under the rental accommodation scheme; the number approved under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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To date 1877 housing units have been inspected by local authorities for suitability under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) of which 1771 cases have been approved as suitable for the scheme as detailed in the following table.

Under RAS local authorities use a range of measures to provide accommodation for recipients of rent supplement assessed as having a long-term housing need and is particularly suited to secure improved quality accommodation. To date local authorities have transferred some 2,000 cases to RAS accommodation and an additional 1,500 rent supplement households have also been allocated local authority housing. RAS will supplement the Action Programme on Private Rented Accommodation Standards and other initiatives being undertaken under the Partnership agreement Towards 2016 towards the improvement of standards in the private rented sector.