Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

When we raised this issue with the Minister last month, he more or less washed his hands of it. He said that it had nothing to do with him and that he was responsible for rent supplement and answerable to the client. The Minister is paying out €420 million per year in rent supplement. The question of whether the landlords who received that rent are tax compliant should be a matter of concern to him. Given that he is responsible for that very substantial payout, it is not acceptable for him to say that it has nothing to do with him.

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