Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2026
362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons with an intellectual disability currently on the local authority housing waiting list in areas (details supplied); the number in each local authority who have been waiting less than one year, one to three, three to five, five to ten and more than ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67081/26]
View answerDetails on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).
The most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2025, is available on my Department's website, along with all summaries since 2011 at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/.
Details of households qualified for social housing support with a main need for social housing support being an intellectual disability are included in table 2.5 in the report and broken down per local authority in table A1.5 in the report. Details of households with a specific accommodation requirement arising from a physical, sensory, mental or intellectual impairment are included in table 2.6 in the report and broken down per local authority in table A1.6 in the report.
Details on the length of time households have been on the record of qualified households (the Waiting List) are provided for in Table 2.8 and Table A1.8. However, details on the length of time households have been on the housing waiting list is not broken down by specific need categories.
