Mr. Carl O'Rourke:

I work very closely with colleagues in the Department of Justice and Equality and direct provision is specifically part of my brief. It is not an issue I encounter very often. I agree with the Deputy in advising that there is nothing blocking one applying for rent supplement wherever one shows up. I deal with colleagues in community welfare around the country from Limerick to Donegal and Drogheda in particular of late because it had an increase in availability of property. There were not any substantive issues. Where we run into difficulty sometimes is with local authority housing assessments.