Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection

4:00 pm

Ms Jackie Harrington:

As I said before the break, we have issued guidelines having regard to similar properties in the area, that the rent is reasonable in terms of the family size and the property. By its nature and the changing and dynamic environment in which we find ourselves at the moment, it is difficult to prescribe for discretion other than to offer guidelines. We issued guidance to community welfare staff on two occasions in 2014 and we also implemented a national framework tenancy document in January. I can arrange to send that to the committee for its information.

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