408 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new application forms for local authority housing require applications based on medical conditions to provide a consultant’s report; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that many persons who are applying for social housing do not have the means to see a consultant privately leaving them on long waiting lists in the public system further delaying their application and that many consultants are unwilling to provide letters of this nature in view of the fact that they do not see it as part of their role; and the steps he will take to address this. [15283/11]

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408 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new application forms for local authority housing require applications based on medical conditions to provide a consultant’s report; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that many persons who are applying for social housing do not have the means to see a consultant privately leaving them on long waiting lists in the public system further delaying their application and that many consultants are unwilling to provide letters of this nature in view of the fact that they do not see it as part of their role; and the steps he will take to address this. [15283/11]

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1. 15 June 2011

   Local Authority Housing

   408 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new application forms for local authority housing require applications based on medical conditions to provide a consultant’s report; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that many persons who are applying for social housing do not have the means to see a consultant privately leaving them on long waiting lists in the public system further delaying their application and that many consultants are unwilling to provide letters of this nature in view of the fact that they do not see it as part of their role; and the steps he will take to address this. [15283/11]

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