Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail)
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The issue is that the income limit for eligibility in County Kilkenny is €33,500 whereas the income limit in County Carlow is €27,500. There is no comparison. There are people who are not on the list because they do not qualify on the basis of income levels but who should be on the housing list. I thank Ms Mulholland for clarifying the information but the system is just not right. The income eligibility limit is the reason so many people in County Carlow do not qualify. There are 6,000 people in County Carlow who do not qualify at present to go on the list, but many more would qualify if we changed the income eligibility cap.