Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Housing Policy
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a process has been established for the development of the "new framework for joint co-operative policy making and implementation" between his Department and the Department of Health in order to complete the outstanding actions from the joint policy statement on Housing Options for our Ageing Population; the timeline for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59557/22]
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Housing for All (published in September 2021) provides a new housing plan for Ireland to 2030 with the overall objective that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes through a steady supply of housing in the right locations, with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system. The strategy sets out, over four pathways, a broad suite of measures to achieve its policy objectives together with a financial commitment of in excess of €4 billion per annum.
Under Housing for All, there is a policy objective to increase and improve housing options for older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence. Housing for All builds on and takes forward the ongoing actions in "Housing Options for Our Ageing Population" policy statement from 2019, published jointly by my Department and the Department of Health, which provides policy options in support of a range of housing and accommodation alternatives for older people. The actions include the development of a catalogue of housing options that provide a range of choices that meet the diverse need of an ageing population, spanning owner occupier, private rental and social housing, whilst providing accessible care and the associated support needs. My Department, together with the local authorities and the Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), is successfully guiding and delivering age-friendly housing within this framework.
The policy statement, together with the third and final Implementation Group report, are available on the Government's website at:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/83781d-housing-options-for-our-ageing-population-policy-statement/.
My Department continues to collaborate with the Department of Health on the implementation of relevant ongoing actions, together with engagement on advancing the most appropriate framework, under the strategic framework of Housing for All, to ensure the effective integration of health and housing policies at national and local level.
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