Issue - meetings

Action: Agreed Housing SPC to write to Min. Coveney re: the apartment sizes being too small to allow for universal access.

Disability Strategy

Cormac O’ Donnell and Brian Swann of D.C.C. briefed members on Dublin City Council’s Strategic Plan for Housing People with a Disability.

Cllr. Daithi Doolan, Cllr. David Costello, Cllr. Pat Dunne, Cllr. Cieran Perry and Cllr. Mannix Flynn supported positive engagement with Minister Coveney in relation to current standards. The apartment sizes being too small to allow for universal access was discussed and it was agreed to write to Min. Coveney regarding this.

Tony Flynn, Executive Manager stated that under the disability strategy,  a number of working groups are to be set up and a sub group to be created to look at barriers regarding housing people with a disability. He said that D.C.C. have detailed profiles of needs of people on the housing list. Units acquired and new builds will be future proofed.