Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:

The Deputy has raised a number of points. The primary interest of our service is with the individual at the centre of the service, and it is to protect the rights of this individual. If the rent limits are reduced, it is in line with the market at the prevailing time. Any suggestion somebody should renegotiate is in the context of the market conditions which prevail. Where this negotiation is not successful, as the Deputy mentioned, and the landlord refuses to reduce rent, our service will work closely with the tenant to secure alternative accommodation.