Written answers
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Housing
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the State's response in the case of a complaint by the International Federation for Human Rights (details supplied) on behalf of the residents of 20 local authority housing estates, alleging that Irish law and policy on local authority housing breaches tenant rights under the European Social Charter; and if, in view of the fact that no national survey of housing conditions has been undertaken for over a decade, he will provide a commitment that his Department will undertake a national survey of housing conditions in 2015. [22515/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The State is currently finalising its observations on this complaint and will submit these to the European Committee of Social Rights by 29 June, the deadline set by the Committee. All submissions are made available on the ECSR’s website:
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