Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for that question. We keep the social housing income levels under review and they were increased only last year. We keep them under review and we may well increase them again, as incomes, rents and property prices rise. As the Deputy said himself, we have cost rental now as an option for people who are above the limit for social housing, and that is for real now. There are not as many as we would like to see by any means but it is becoming a reality on the ground.

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