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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That brings us on to the report, which talked about establishing an inspectorate for the quality of service provision, both by NGOs and by private operators. Where is DRHE on that? What have its findings been over the period since the report was first published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Are there any that fall into that category of extreme concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: How many of those require fire remediation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I might come back to that during the next round but I want to touch on the tenantin situscheme. From my experience in our clinic, it has had a transformative impact on people who are in the incredibly devastating position of receiving a notice of termination. Within a matter of weeks they have some comfort that the home they are in, that has been their home for many years, will be their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We have been dealing with about 15 cases in the office and I have not come across a case where the landlord just is not interested. Is that something that happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Anecdotally, what is the feedback? Is it in 10% of cases that the landlord is not interested or is it 20% What sort of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In the majority of cases the landlord is interested. The only other reason they would not be able to complete the tenant in situscheme would be where the local authority is refusing to purchase. My experience is that this is unusual but people report that the local authorities are declining the tenantin situscheme. Is that something that has been minimised as well:?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Household mismatches are not something the DRHE-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Chair. Unfortunately, the PC did not connect so I am making this connection from my phone. I want to return to the tenant in situscheme. Ms Hayes gave us an indication of where things were from her perspective. I would be interested in hearing from Simon and Threshold as to how they are finding the implementation of the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As practitioners, Ms Hayes was indicating that she might have a figure. She was being general in her comments in stating that it might be 10% to 20% of landlords who were not be proceeding with the scheme. Is that the experience of Simon and Threshold? My second question is on the roadblocks which were flagged at the beginning, such as domestic violence cases where people have an interest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In some cases, it involves elected members doing a bit of hand-holding or case management on some of these. That should not be the case and there probably should be better systems to prevent interventions for those more complicated cases. From Threshold’s perspective, does it have worries about people falling between the gaps? Is a structural change needed for those cases? Second,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I ask our witnesses to help us the square the circle because I believe it is a very fair point. Clearly, for somebody in an eviction scenario, the tenantin situscheme is the single biggest intervention that can be made to prevent them needing to require emergency accommodation, yet Mr. McCafferty is correct in that the completion rates or the level of interest rates for the scheme are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to ask about the issue of tenant rejection. I might ask the Chair to let me know if I am going over my time as I cannot see the clock. He might let me know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: On the tenant rejection issue, the alternative in those scenarios is that the tenant would be forced to seek emergency accommodation. Obviously, from the State’s perspective, it would be far more beneficial to purchase the property. Does the tenant have the veto on the application of the tenant in situ scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Could Ms Hayes provide answers at this stage to the mismatch between the numbers of people who are being evicted as a result of a sale and those coming forward for the tenantin situ scheme or is it still too early for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Ms Hayes.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 56. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to further reduce childcare costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 66. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in CHO 9, Dublin currently awaiting an appointment for treatment and therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25994/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the plans for infill housing at locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25636/23]