Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

These standards were drawn up to apply to all providers of services, be they funded by the local authorities or private, for-profit or not-for-profit entities. The standards are not being applied to the private providers. There is talk of parallel standards but when it comes to the inspection forms, the NQSF is a detailed inspection form of 12 pages that touches on many issues and contains many good standards whereas the forms for inspections of private accommodations reflect a bare, minimal process. Much of the good stuff that is being applied to not-for-profit accommodation is not applied to the private providers. I am bringing to the Minister's attention the fact that all the private, for-profit providers are not being inspected to the national quality standard as was the intention. When is he going to sort this out? It is not good enough that people experiencing homelessness are living in substandard accommodation, at times, and that those accommodations are not being inspected to the national minimum quality standard.

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