Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementing Housing for All: Discussion

Mr. Coil?n O'Reilly:

Yes. We currently have 87 processes in train where tenants are in situ. Tenants being in situis rarely as simple as it sounds. There can be issues with extensions, with building regulations in the property, title issues and encroachment issues. When anybody comes to us with tenants in situ, as I say to our councillors all the time, we are more than willing to look at it. In fairness to the Minister and the Department, they have given us the imprimatur to follow up on anything that comes through with tenants in situ. We will, because when people receive a notice of termination, they come through the front door of Parkgate Hall, seeking homelessness services, which is also our headache. We take tenants in situat any opportunity we get.