Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In the Housing for All strategy, there is a commitment for the second quarter of this year that there be an examination of the creation of a holding system for rental deposits. As the Minister knows there has been legislation since 2015 for a deposit retention scheme for renters. This can cause huge issues for some people regarding putting them at risk of homelessness. If they do not get the deposit that is due to them back they may not be able to rent somewhere else because they are not able to raise another deposit. This can lead to people becoming homeless. The legislation, as I said, has been on the books since 2015. When is this going to come in?