Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful right-sizing applications in 2023, by local authority, in tabular form. [54858/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Housing supports and the oversight and practical management of housing waiting lists, including the application for, and allocation of, tenancies, is solely a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. Whilst some local authorities operate rightsizing schemes, my Department does not hold information on the number of applicants who have applied to rightsize. The information sought may be available from the local authorities.

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.

Housing for All commits to increasing the housing options available to older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence, including the development of a policy on rightsizing. Work is being advanced in my Department to inform and progress the development of national policy on rightsizing.