Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I raised with the Minister's predecessor, through oral and written questions, the urgent need to improve the income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan. As the Minister is aware there are different zones throughout the country and Cavan-Monaghan has a very low income limit. Every week people come to my clinics who are on low incomes but are denied the opportunity to go on the social housing list. These people have no chance whatsoever of getting a loan to purchase or build their own homes. I asked the Minister and was informed that a review would be carried out. What was the outcome of that review and what proposals does the Minister have to make the income limit realistic for people in the Cavan-Monaghan area? There are probably similar problems in other parts of the country.

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