Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In fact, the very point of the legislation is to ensure the good practice of those local authorities who are doing it, either on a part or regular basis, becomes a legal requirement and mainstreams across all. It should happen as a matter of course. Otherwise what happens is that it is likely left to a good housing manager, a good homeless service manager or just a good housing official on the desk. There should be a requirement to do it.