Jen Cummins
Ceist:131. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commission an impact assessment of accommodation overcrowding on children. [32987/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 18 June 2025
Ceisteanna (131)
Freagraí scríofa
I would like to advise the Deputy that overcrowded accommodation does not fall under the remit of my Department.
Primary responsibility for housing and managing homelessness and overcrowding lies with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Local Authorities.
My Department is aware that the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) published research in May 2024 commissioned by the Housing Agency on “Housing, Health and Happiness: How Inadequate Housing Shapes Child and Parental Wellbeing” using data from Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Cohort ‘)’08, which may be of interest to the Deputy.