Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The question adequately explains the situation I and several others are faced with. I compliment the Minister. He has shed some considerable light on a situation that annoys us from time to time. With particular reference to the tenant in situ scheme, my experience has been that the proposal is refused in the first instance, although the landlord is willing to sell and so on. In some cases, it is because the house is deemed to be in excess of the size required by a particular family. One case that comes to mind is a household of six people. The house was big enough for them, but it is being repossessed and will have to be reconfigured in such a way as to make it possible. Otherwise, they will placed on the homeless list and will be looking for a local authority house, which they will not get. I compliment the Minister on his clarification of some of the issues this evening. I hope action can be taken as a matter of urgency.

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