Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. It is fair to recognise that when Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, from Deputy Howlin's party, was in the role, she made sure that an additional allocation was made to the thresholds, recognising that, over time, there would be inflation. People would have been excluded from being able to apply for social housing much sooner had the then Minister of State not done that, so it was quite a prescient move to make.

A review is under way in regard to income thresholds but it is being conducted by the Housing Agency, so it is independent of the Department. When that work is presented to me, I will be able to bring it forward in regard to what is happening with the thresholds.

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