Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is widespread agreement, including a fair amount among Government backbenchers, that it is crazy to lift the eviction ban. The Government has made a number of proposals. It is bonkers that anyone would consider lifting the ban until those proposals were at least in place. Regarding the tenantin situscheme, specifically in relation to HAP, are instructions given to local authorities regarding the criteria? We are all hearing that people need to be on the housing list for five years or more depending on the county council or that they cannot avail of the scheme if there is a room too many or too few in the property. The criteria also appear to differ across county lines, depending on where the HAP is paid and what county council area the property is located in. There has been no clarity provided on a number of these issues. When will we get clarity on the possibility of local authorities or approved housing bodies, AHBs, purchasing premises for those who cannot avail of HAP, do not make the thresholds and are also facing eviction?

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