Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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On rent supplement, when the caps are introduced this year, if a tenant was not able to renegotiate the rent with the landlord according to the new cap, there should be a service that a person could use to find alternative accommodation to ensure people do not fall through the safety net.

The Minister mentioned that the free travel schemes cost €77 million. Over the years, free travel has been viewed in a positive light, including in other countries. When looking at that, is the Minister looking at the social value? There is a subsidy to public transport providers and if that was reduced, it would affect their capacity to operate financially. Would the Department negotiate that?

FÁS failed to seek ESF funding from the EU for training courses, although the issue might have been resolved since then. In terms of the budget, is ESF funding being provided for programmes such as Tús?