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Launch of Implementation Plan and Awareness Campaign for National Housing Strategy for Disabled People

New awareness campaign to be rolled out to increase visibility of National Housing Strategy for Disabled People

The Implementation Plan for the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 was launched 22.06.2023 by Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell, T.D., and the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, T.D. The Plan will deliver on the primary objective of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027, which is ‘to facilitate disabled people to live independently with the appropriate choices and control over where, how and with whom they live, promoting their inclusion in the community’.

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