Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. A family may no longer live together or they may be split up, so they are at risk of being made homeless as they will be out of their accommodation in the next two weeks. If one can captures statistics on a problem then one can deal with the matter. Some local authorities have a different way of capturing such information than others. We need a constant way of capturing the statistics.

The HAP scheme has been piloted in a number of areas. I want HAP to be successful and I see its value in solving the poverty trap that many of us have complained about for years. I want people to be able to go to work, which is the intention of the scheme, and RAS has done the same to some extent. I know of instances in which landlords have been actively talked into withdrawing from the RAS scheme.