Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

Is the Minister aware of the rules regarding the provision of heating in local authority housing? The local authority decides the time of year when heating is available and the times of the day at which it is switched on. As we are likely to have the coldest winter in decades, is the decision to withdraw the fuel allowance from the people in question not foolhardy as well as mean? There needs to be co-ordination between the Department and local authorities regarding how they provide heat.

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