Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, I raised the tenant in situscheme with the Taoiseach. Will NESC and the Government look at how to strengthen that scheme as part of the package of measures, including the eviction ban, that will be necessary to keep people out of homelessness and to secure homes for families and individuals into the future? Currently, the tenant in situscheme has too much red tape and there is inconsistency across different local authorities. Will councils be resourced to buy homes? Will they be given an instruction to do so by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage? Will the resources be provided to ensure that where landlords are evicting because they want to sell, the local authority will have first call on purchasing or, indeed, the tenants themselves might in some cases be offered the property? What measures can the Government put in place to ensure strengthening of the tenant in situscheme to ensure greater protection for families and individuals who are renting against the risk of eviction and homelessness?

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