Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I am delighted Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett is so impressed.

That should help to address the issue of arrears. The intention is that this will be far more related to ability to pay and income than previous schemes. However, matters such as work done will be taken into account, where somebody has carried out improvements on their home while living in it.

The general scheme will be generous. I am not sure when we will be in a position to publish an outline of the regulations for the information of members as I am not sure how far along we are in drafting them, but it would obviously be helpful to the members if I could give them as much information as possible regarding the planned scheme.