Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail)
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I thank all the witnesses for being here. We take Mr. Davitt's point regarding the short timeline and we apologise for that. We should also apologise now because this meeting is likely to be interrupted for the vote that will take place in the Dáil. It is no disrespect to any of the witnesses and we really appreciate their presence today and their contributions to our work to scrutinise this Bill. We would absolutely welcome a further submission from them all. I know that Threshold has given us an opening statement and a detailed submission, but the timeline for everybody is short.

My first question is for Ms O'Reilly. The tenant in situscheme was piloted in Dublin city and then extended nationally. When contacted by a tenant who has received notice to quit and is becoming homeless, as standard practice does Threshold ask if the landlord is selling and if the landlord would be willing to sell to the tenant? Is that part of the script for Threshold first responders, for want of a better term?