The complaint registered on 18 July 2014, relates to Articles 11 (the right to protection of health), 16 (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), 17 (right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) and 30 (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) of the Revised European Social Charter, read alone or in conjunction with the non-discrimination clause set forth in Article E of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant organisation, FIDH, alleges that Irish law, policy and practices on social housing do not comply with European housing, social protection and anti-discrimination standards, in breach of the above emntioned provisions.

Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered on 18 July  2014

Case Document no. 2, Submissions of the Government on the merits

 Case Document no. 3, Response from FIDH to the Government's submissions on the merits

 Case Document no. 4, Further response from the Government

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 17 March 2015.

The European Committee of Social Rights adopted its decision on the merits on 12 May 2017.

In its decision on the merits, the Committee concluded :

• by 11 votes to 1, that the there is a violation of Article 16 of the Charter (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection);
• by 11 votes to 1, that there is no violation of Article E (non-discrimination) in conjunction with Article 16 of the Charter;
• unanimously that there is no violation of Article 11 of the Charter (the right to protection of health) and of Article E in conjunction with Article 11 of the Charter;
• unanimously that there is no violation of Article 17 of the Charter (right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) and of Article E in conjunction with Article 17 of the Charter;
• by 11 votes to 1, that there is no violation of Article 30 of the Charter (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) and of Article E in conjunction with Article 30 of the Charter.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 110/2014

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 110/2014

 Resolution CM/ResChS(2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers on 31 January 2018