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

If a person is in receipt of the HAP, he or she is under the local authority remit and receiving a social housing support as opposed to a social protection payment under the Department of Social Protection. A person receiving a social housing support comes within the housing system. I am determined to ensure these people will not lose their place or the number of years built on the list. They will be able to transfer into a local authority house when a suitable property becomes available. This does not mean it will happen overnight as many of these people been sitting on waiting lists for years anyway. We have all spoken about the supply issue and I have acknowledged that as a problem.

I am not trying to disadvantage people in any way by doing this but it is logical that if they are to be under the local authority remit and getting a social housing support, for the time being they are in a social housing position-----

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