Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to address delays in local authority housing transfers, particularly in Cork city and county, and the average waiting time for approved transfers in 2024-2025. [51150/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will review the current local authority housing transfer system, with particular reference to waiting times for approved transfers in Cork city. [51166/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 541 together.

Applications for transfers from social housing tenants are considered solely by the relevant local authority concerned in accordance with that authority’s allocation scheme, which is made by the elected members under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 in accordance with the Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011.

I have no role in the management of social housing transfer applications which is a matter solely for the local authority concerned. My Department does not hold the data requested, which is available from Cork City Council and Cork County Council directly.