Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the recent budget we witnessed an unfair targeting of separated parents with the abolition of single parent tax credit. Legislation in the form of a housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is due to come before the House and would preclude separated applicants whose names remain on a family from applying for social housing. Applicants have had to move from a family home due to domestic abuse or marital breakdown, or a family home might not be sold because a mortgage is in arrears or negative equity. Will the Tánaiste commit to prioritising the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill that is to come before the House so the inequity can be dealt with?

Last week we witnessed the intervention by the policy director of An Taisce with regard to the site of the national children's hospital.

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