Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Rent Supplement: Discussion

1:00 pm

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That was not a rant at the delegations opposite. Those are the facts.

Focus Ireland stated in its submission:

The only way to stem that flow is to provide families with the support they need to stay in their homes and for the largest single group of families that means increasing rent supplement to realistic levels.

What is a realistic level? Can Focus Ireland give me a number?

The Peter McVerry Trust, an organisation which I admire greatly for its work with young people, stated in it submission: “Approximately 20% of those supported by the trust in 2014 were aged between 18-25.” What was that total figure for which the 20% comprised? Was it 100 or 1,000 people?

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