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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: The Chairman is very fair but people coming in here to score political points is what has got us into the mess we are in today. Everyone should be here in the best interests of the homeless so they should not come in and use the committee as a place to score political points. There is no room in this committee for that.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: Many families and small children are becoming trapped in the homelessness crisis. I recognise that it is a significant problem. Family homes are being affected by what is going on in the banks. We are talking about what is going on in the State. Two ordinary people with a mortgage on their house might be spending €900 per month on repayments. If one of them loses their job, the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Threshold (24 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: I thank Threshold for its excellent report. In Athlone up to 6,000 students attend the institute of technology. One must consider the amount of accommodation they take up. In the past we have looked to get accommodation campuses built for these students through public private partnerships. However, the Department will not allow this to happen, as it is completely against public private...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: I echo what has been said by other members. When we were discussing the programme for Government, there were 15 Independent Deputies in the room and, no different from those here, we all raised the same questions that have been put to the Department today. Despite Ms Faughnan's advice to the committee that these measures are in place, they are not. As my colleagues have stated, it is the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: Is it possible for a grant to be given to those residents in vulnerable flood-prone areas to lift, for example, sockets off the ground or to tile the house inside to ensure when water comes in, it goes out? Will the Department look at such a grant because it will save millions of euro in claims every three or so years?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Kevin Moran: In Athlone during the recent floods, we saved 120 houses. However, there is nothing to say that if it happened again, those houses will not flood. Those residents have not got any grants. It was an emergency in November and it is still an emergency today. Will a grant be made available to residents in such circumstances to do the works now on their houses to prevent another problem...