Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of social housing provision; and his views on required changes to legislation or policy related to allocation schemes that may arise from the review. [29366/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the broader social housing reform agenda and the ongoing work of my Department, there are various reviews underway, including a review of income eligibility for social housing and other ongoing review and analysis of various social housing policy matters. However, there is no review of “social housing provision” or a specific review of policy/legislation related to allocation schemes, nor is any change envisaged in that area at this time.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to consider the needs of returning Irish migrants who may not satisfy conditions of habitual residency within the current review of social housing provision. [29367/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended.

As social housing support is intended to address a household’s long-term housing need it is expected that any household applying for such support should have a long-term right to reside in the State. My Department is currently reviewing the approach in this area. As part of that process, my Department has considered the approach taken by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to habitual residence. This work has not been finalised yet.