Kathryn Reilly (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 49, to delete lines 32 and 33 and substitute the following:"(a) the housing authority concerned shall source dwellings in respect of which they will seek to place people under the housing assistance scheme,".

These amendments that have been grouped together merely seek to place the onus of finding housing for the HAP on the local authority. This would mean that these tenancies will run more smoothly for both tenants and landlords and it would also mean the local authority would have more of an ability to properly negotiate terms and rents, and a better idea of the local stock that is available.