Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is to be hoped the situation will be reviewed. I would not have much faith in the review and I do not think it will deliver anything further. Last week I had to tell a mother with three children that she could not get on the housing list because her income was far too high, at €26,000 a year. It is ridiculous.

This affects people right across the board. This is a cynical way for this Government and previous Governments to massage the figures for people who depend on social housing. In Donegal there are 1,849 people in HAP tenancies and 510 people in RAS tenancies, yet the Minister has said there are only 926 people on the housing list. It is mental. It is a way of keeping the figures down. That is all it is. The Government is not dealing with the issues. People cannot get houses and they cannot live in these situations.

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