Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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880. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason no progress has taken place since a person (details supplied) in County Cork was approved for the rural cottages scheme in 2007, when the local authority transferred a person's dwelling to its ownership on the basis the authority would construct a new dwelling on site for the applicant; the reason no construction has taken place and no place of residence has been offered to the resident with no home as it was transferred to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49472/14]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities have the statutory responsibility for the detailed provision of social housing services in their areas. Decisions in relation to the planning and delivery of these services are matters for the relevant authorities in the first instance. In this case, it is a matter for Cork County Council to identify the appropriate services to meet the housing need involved and I understand that the household concerned has been offered accommodation while issues relating to the site involved are being resolved.