Dublin City Council
Strategic Plan for Housing People
with a Disability
Steering Committee – Cormac O’Donnell (Dublin City Council), Neil Nerney (Dublin City Council ) ,
Nicola O’Hara (Dublin City Council), Patricia Cleary (HAIL), Paul Kenny (St Michaels House),Dolores Murphy
(IWA), Caren Gallagher (ICSH), Lillian Buchanan (DFI), Valerie Bowe (GDIL), Annie Byrne (GDIL), Emer Whelan
(HSE), Carol Doolan (HSE), John O’Hehir (Focus Ireland), Parag Joglekar (Respond ), Brendan Lennon (Deaf
Hear),Carol O’Donnell (Cheeverstown).
Working Group – Cormac O’ Donnell, (Dublin City Council) Neil Nerney (Dublin City Council ) , Leah
Johnston (Dublin City Council), Patricia Cleary (HAIL), Paul Kenny (St Michaels House), Eithne O’ Donnell
(Dublin City Council) Dolores Murphy (IWA), Caren Gallagher (ICSH), Brian Swan (Dublin City Council), Valerie
Bowe(GDIL) , Annie Byrne (GDIL), Emer Lynch (Daughters of Charity), Emer Whelan (HSE), Dolores Murphy
(IWA).
Background
•The National Disability Strategy (2004)
•United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
•A Vision for Change. Department of Health and Children. (2006)
•National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability (2011)
•Time to move on from Congregated Settings (2011)
•Social Housing Strategy 2020 (2014)
Vision
Through forward planning and sustainable design Dublin City Council and Partners will
increase & improve the range of housing solutions for people with a disability to ensure that
everyone with a disability will have a home suitable to their needs with any supports that are
required to facilitate them living in the community.
Mission
Dublin City Council promotes equal access to housing by ensuring that people with a
disability are placed at the centre of housing policy and by encouraging better
communication and co-operation between all the relevant statutory and voluntary
stakeholders.
Values:
Inclusion: We aspire to include adults, children and their families across the full spectrum of
disabilities in the housing solution process.
Innovation: We seek to use the latest technology to improve the quality and range of
housing options for people with disabilities.
Collaboration: We will work closely with all statutory and voluntary stakeholders to provide
the housing & support services to which people with disabilities are entitled.
Sustainable Design: We aspire to establish the concept of Universal Design and Wheelchair
Accessible Homes as an integral part of the housing design process.
Total Disability Need by Category
Mental Health
6%
Intellectual
7%
Sensory
8%
Physical
79%
Person Profiles
and Housing
Solutions
Challenges
•Lack of supply of new housing.
•Congestion within the rental market.
•Budgets for Disability Service Providers
•Housing Adaptation Grants shortfalls
•Integrated approach
Implementation Plan
•Establish Multi-Agency Operations Group
•Map the housing needs of people with disabilities.
•Increase range of housing solutions.
•Universal design approach.
•Person Centred Plans.
• Establish One Stop Shop.