Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion
2:00 am
Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
I will turn very briefly to Threshold. I was going to ask about HAP limits but Deputy Gould asked a question on that. I thank Threshold for the work it does because, as public representatives, we regularly engage with tenants who are in touch with Threshold. When people are served a notice to quit and they present for homeless accommodation, does Threshold notice a trend whereby it is more difficult to secure homeless accommodation through local authorities? I notice that as a public representative and I wonder if Threshold is picking up on the trend as well. Local authorities ask if people can go back into family accommodation or do something other than present as homeless. Is that something Threshold is noticing?
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