Dr. Donal McManus:

The Senator mentioned that 75% of tenants were nominated by local authorities. The capital assistance scheme pertains to people with special needs. Approved housing bodies drew up to 75% of tenants from the waiting list and had flexibility in selecting other tenants, but that has probably changed now. The current figure for the capital assistance scheme is 100%. Under the capital loan subsidy scheme and the leasing schemes, all of the tenants are drawn from the local authority waiting list. For a scheme to be approved, an impact for the local authority must be demonstrated, but generally all tenants must be taken from the local authority waiting list.