Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the tenant in situ scheme, my experience with Clare County Council is that for most properties that are eligible, the council tells me that the homeowner is looking for more than the market value and so the council has not been very successful in this. This relates to a number of properties in County Clare.

I will address a different aspect of the conversation. We have hidden homelessness in this country. We are missing legislation to recognise that and it causes issues for those who are in overcrowded housing. Clare County Council tells me it will not prioritise those people because they have a roof over their heads. There have been 35 exits in Clare in two months but only in 11 of those cases did the person receive secure housing, while the rest were self-discharges, hospital admissions, etc. I had meetings with the chief executive and senior management of Clare County Council during the summer and they indicated there is a dire need for increases in current expenditure. At the moment, the expenditure is standing still and this will not allow the council to improve standards or increase capacity.

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