Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Every case is different. I chaired the North Dublin Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force for ten years, and I have dealt with people who are in addiction. There are difficulties that addiction can pose to people's own lives, their housing situation and so on. There is no question that anyone who is suffering from addiction or going through addiction services and support should never be discriminated against by any housing authority. I do not know the details of the case and whether the person Deputy Gould speaks of was on a housing list already.