Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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The problem we have with this issue is that the rules seem to differ across the various local authorities. Some local authorities are adopting a hardline attitude to the owners of properties and will not move until the issue of ownership is resolved. Dublin City Council has been much more flexible in the sense that it accepts there is a housing need. It will allow a person to access rent supplement without putting him or her on the housing list. This does not seem to be working elsewhere. It is a serious problem. People cannot stay in their homes. It depends on which county one is in. One is better off in one county than in another. That is the point I am making.