Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the work carried out by Limerick City and County Council. The Minister is correct that the council is moving and working hard on this. I have had personal engagement with the county management. It has been second to none on coming back to me. I am however, expressing the anomalies from a rural perspective. I understand the cities like Dublin, Limerick and Cork have higher waiting lists. There are rural people too on the housing lists who want to live in their rural areas. These houses have been identified and earmarked, particularly in respect of medical circumstances. It is an anomaly in the system. I am not asking for a solution today. I am just highlighting that sometimes, rural single houses can get lost in the pipeline. That is not to take away from the required priorities. I refer in particular to people who are rough sleepers or who are homeless. As a Deputy representing a rural constituency, I wish to identify that this issue also arises. It is something that can be solved quickly and people can be moved into those houses. They are actually liveable at the moment.

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