John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In advance of seeing the full details, I cannot give that guarantee. However, I fully understand the point the Deputy is making. The person in question is obviously afraid that he will lose the house that he has identified under the scheme.

At different points during the measures the Government has announced and different agencies have implemented across the State, there have been adjustments and changes. In relation to the Property Registration Authority, there was a particular bottleneck identified and working with that agency, it was able to be dealt with. I do not see why the Department, working with each local authority, cannot ensure that people in the situation Deputy Fitzpatrick outlined and who are worried about losing a house they have identified would be dealt with. My officials will contact the local authority directly on the issue. In the broader sense, that it would fall under essential services in the reopening of services by local authorities is a valid question and something I would like to see happen.

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