Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I am unhappy at the pace at which the new scheme is taking off. Only about 30 or 40 people have been facilitated under the scheme by the local authorities. That is disappointing and we need to do far better. The rent supplement was only ever intended to be a temporary support. It was not meant to become a permanent housing arrangement. That is a matter for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to examine. I am disappointed with that take-up and will press for an improvement in it.

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