Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said there are some difficulties in terms of duplicates, with 20% across local authorities. It appears incredible that the application process would not identify the applicants through a PPS number. That would do away with the duplication. Given the success of the scheme, when does the Minister plan to review it?

I also have a question on the differential rent schemes. The Minister said there would be a review of that over two years ago. When will there be a review?

In the past few days, we have heard from the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, and seen the reports from PwC regarding the preparation of the industry for Brexit, which is 23 days away. There are concerns about the cost of materials, supply chain difficulties and delays, difficulties in the area of existing contracts and the problem of sourcing talent. With regard to Rebuilding Ireland, how is the Minister preparing for that and what provisions is he making? Should Brexit happen, and currently it appears very likely, how will it impact on the dire situation we are in at present in respect of homelessness, building, rents and so forth? What provisions is the Department making in this regard?