Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Ministers for Social Protection and Justice were pleased to announce in November 2022 that the Government agreed to an extension of the Abhaile service for one year until 31 December 2023, having regard to emerging findings from the strategic review of Abhaile, which is expected to be completed shortly. This extension allows, in accordance with the commitment in the programme for Government, continued access to the important Abhaile services for households in long-term serious mortgage arrears. The findings of the current strategic review will be a key consideration when the Government considers the long-term delivery of the Abhaile service. The Minister expects to receive the final report of this review in the coming weeks and she will carefully assess its recommendations. Along with the Minister for Justice, she will then present a detailed joint memorandum to the Government providing for the future of the Abhaile scheme. I appreciate the general concerns the Deputy has raised but a review process like this, as I outlined in my initial reply, takes considerable time. It is complex. It is important to get this right and I am assured that is the ultimate objective of both Ministers. I hope the memorandum will be brought to the Government as soon as possible.

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