Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This puts the local authority which is trying to operate alongside these units on the same estate in a very difficult situation. I am not arguing against the approved housing bodies, many of which are doing very good work, but they are in a financially healthier situation where they have 80% or 85% of the market rent, plus the differential rent scheme that the council would receive from a tenant within an ordinary local authority house, which could be up to €150 or €100 a week.

They have 80% of the market rent on top of that, which is substantial. Regarding the 80% or 85%, when I dealt with it, I think it was 85% for housing.