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

Mr. Layde is aware that landlords have been saying online that they will not accept rent supplement and that there is no provision in place to deal with it. They could do the same regarding the HAP. What is Mr. Layde's opinion? It should be outlawed. Some time ago the Minister mentioned that there were more than 4,500 NAMA properties, 500 of which were being used and approximately 2,000 of which had been identified as unsuitable. The definition of "unsuitable" upset me. Originally, I thought it was because they were in remote, country areas. However, we are told it is because some of the local authorities are taking the position that the social mix is not right in certain areas. It is appalling that we should say this when there is a housing crisis. It is reported that there are 500 units available in Tallaght.

Are we looking at these units in terms of how they can be utilised or will we encounter the same story in terms of the social mix?