Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 19:

In page 9, subsection (5), line 26, to delete "paragraph" where it firstly occurs and substitute "paragraphs".

On foot of the amendments applying the 2004 Act to all relevant approved housing body tenancies, I am proposing to include a further ground of termination for Part 4 tenancies which will only apply to approved housing bodies. This new ground for termination will allow approved bodies to terminate a Part 4 tenancy in circumstances where the dwelling is no longer suitable to the needs of the household because a member of that household requires care support services which are not available.

The amendments are designed to allow approved housing bodies to terminate a tenancy in very limited circumstances where the care support services available are not sufficient to allow the tenant to continue to live in the dwelling. For example, termination of a tenancy may be necessary where an elderly tenant is no longer able to live alone and needs to move to accommodation with on-site support, or where a tenant with special needs is required to move to accommodation with a higher level of care. Amendment No. 21 provides for the definition of care support services to be included in the principal Act.