Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

We are now several months into a mortgage crisis and the Minister has not yet reformed the mortgage interest supplement scheme. She has promised to reform it, such as the ridiculous rule where if one person is working more than 29 hours, they receive no help whatsoever, irrespective of their circumstances. When will the Minister announce a reform of the that scheme?

Regarding people moving from rent supplement to RAS, why is there an 18 month delay in doing that? Why must they be renting privately for 18 months before they can avail of RAS?

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