Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

This amendment was discussed briefly on Committee Stage when I referred to an important Government amendment, that was agreed, providing for a more comprehensive listing of housing services in section 10 of the Bill by including support other than the provision of accommodation or financial assistance to households who were formerly homeless or to tenants of dwellings of which the housing authority is the owner or dwellings which are provided under a rental accommodation type arrangement. The type of assistance envisaged is support services to assist formerly homeless tenants to sustain and continue their tenancies and supports generally to assist tenants of local authority owned dwellings. The supports would include settlement services, outreach, advice, tenant training in estate management, research support, production of tenant handbooks and the employment of tenant liaison officers. In the circumstances, I ask the Deputy to withdraw the amendment.

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