Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to clarify one point. I assume that people in receipt of the HAP are on the housing list. We have encountered problems where people lost their homes and ended up in receipt of rent supplement but were not included in the housing list. Is it intended to rectify this? There is a similar problem where people have become homeless and ended up sleeping rough. However, they have not been put on the priority homeless list. The Minister of State may not have encountered this, but it has been a problem and we need clarity on it, particularly in view of the future role of local authorities.