Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
429. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the new framework to continue the joint co-operative policy making and implementation between his Department and the Department of Health, developed to address the outstanding actions in the Joint Policy Statement on Housing Options for Ageing Population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34343/23]
View answerGovernment policy in relation to housing for older people, as set out in Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland, is to support people to live with dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, to allow them to ‘age in place’ close to their families, friends and in their community.
Pathway 2 of Housing for All commits to expanding the housing options available for Older Persons, building on the work done under the 2019 Joint Policy Statement, Housing Options for our Ageing Population, which has the objective of providing housing options for older people to facilitate ageing in place, in their own homes and communities, with dignity and independence, and deliver an appropriate range of housing and related support services, in an integrated and sustainable manner.
My Department continues to collaborate with the Department of Health on the implementation of relevant ongoing actions, together with engagement on advancing the most appropriate framework, under the strategic framework of Housing for All, to ensure the effective integration of health and housing policies at national and local level. The framework will build on the co-operative momentum established under Housing Options for our Ageing Population, in relation to policy making and implementation, from the national to the local level, to continue to deliver housing and supports for our ageing population. I expect that this work will be advanced in the coming months.
