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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Friel. I call Mr. Mike Allen to make the presentation on behalf of Focus Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The last speaker is Ms Helen Faughnan on behalf of the Department of Social Protection.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Will the briefing that will take place tomorrow be held in the audio visual room?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I have taken note of that. I will move on to questions from members; the first speaker is Deputy Ellis.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I ask the Deputy to put his questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: It is important to remember-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: -----that members have only three minutes to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I will have to cut the Deputy off at a certain point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy must conclude. He should indicate whether he wants the witnesses from the Department, Focus Ireland or the Peter McVerry trust to respond to that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Okay, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy can come back in a second time. I point out that we do not have officials in attendance from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to answer questions relevant to that Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I call Deputy Collins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy must remember that the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is not here to answer these questions on this particular issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Will Deputy Catherine Byrne please ask a supplementary question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We will just bring in-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: First of all I would like to bring in Mr. Pat Doyle. If there are any supplemental questions, we can go back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: On that point, when I was on a council a few years ago, there was an understanding between the parties that none of us would object to Traveller accommodation. Very rarely did anyone break ranks, and we got the issue addressed in that Traveller accommodation was built. The same issue arises for homeless accommodation. Some parties are putting their head on the platter and backing homeless...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I must ask Deputy Byrne to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I have two questions for the Department officials. Will people, in particular lone parents, who obtain increased working hours and as a result move from jobseeker's allowance to the family income supplement, which is a lot more favourable to them financially, lose their rent supplement? Has the Peter McVerry Trust and Clúid, as housing agencies, been able to access finance to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Is that not an argument against increasing the rent cap?