Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I asked about the deficit and a second question about the disability review. The rent supplement issue has been teased out back and forth, even with the Minister's predecessor, particularly the payment of rent allowance to the tenant instead of the landlord. Can that be re-examined? There are benefits to the State; if it is paid to the landlord, it adds to the contract he has. Deputy O'Dea's point had been made repeatedly in the Dáil - that would allow the State to force the landlord to take his responsibility to the community more seriously. It would also properly provide the Revenue Commissioners with the information about the income the landlord was getting for a property and similar information about the household charge and the second home charge. That would be a step that could be taken so it should be compulsory for every landlord to be listed.