Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage
1:10 pm
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I am loath to constrain the local authorities in the allocation of houses, because one of the functions of local authorities is to make an allocation scheme in accordance with general policy.
I know the point the Deputy is making that if the RAS tenancy falls through, the local authority has a certain obligation to these people. However, to specify that they must be given priority-----