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Written answer

Housing Provision

1791. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on social housing waiting lists in each local authority area; the corresponding figures for each of the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60369/26]

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1794. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people with an intellectual disability currently on the housing waiting list of each of the local authorities (details supplied); the breakdown of the number by length of time spent on the waiting list, less than one year, one to three years, three to five years, five to ten years, and greater than ten years, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61467/26]

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1848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the age profile of qualified applicants on the social housing waiting list, broken down by age band and by local authority, for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/26]

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James Browne Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Fianna Fáil

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1791, 1794 and 1848 together.

Details 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, alongside all summaries since 2011 at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/. The 2025 report shows 61,719 households qualified for social housing whose need had not yet been met nationally.

Tables 2.1 and A1.1 include details on age profile. Table 2.5 and table A1.5 provide details on the main need for social housing support, including the number of households listing a disability as a main need for social housing support. Table 2.6 and table A1.6 provides details on specific accommodation requirements a household may have, including physical, sensory, mental or intellectual impairment.

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 with an intellectual disability have been on the housing waiting list of each of the local authorities listed is not available to my Department.

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