Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do recognise that it is a real problem. I am examining whether something can be done to address it in the next piece of legislation relevant to this area. The problem is that for a person to get onto a local authority housing list he or she must establish that he or she has a long term housing need. In many of the cases involved, a person's name may, at the point of registering as having a long term housing need, be on the deeds of a house. We are examining what can be done in this regard, including whether they can be provided with short term accommodation, with their application being reviewed at a later time. I accept families are experiencing real problems in this area. We will try to address them as soon as we can.

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