Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In addition to HAP and RAS, there are also the long leases to which Mr. Doyle referred, which are incredibly bad value for money. Properties are being leased for 25 years, with a rent review every four years and then returned to the owner at the end of the 25-year period once they have been refurbished. When HAP was introduced I made the point on numerous occasions in the Dáil that unless it was accompanied by a big building programme, it would become unsustainable but it is very difficult to work back from it at this point.

I want to deal with the issue of transparency in relation to corporate landlords and HAP. I would say HAP is more relevant than RAS in this regard. There is a threshold for public procurement that must be advertised but that would not be the case in relation to HAP. Would Mr. Doyle accept that?