Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It does. People will be provided with homes, which is what they want. People in receipt of rent supplement felt they were only on short-term leases. I refer to the PRTB legislation and the rental accommodation scheme, under which people become the responsibility of the local authority if they have been in receipt of rent supplement for more than 18 months.

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