Seanad debates
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage
1:00 pm
Ivana Bacik (Independent)
I support the amendment. It adds an important extra dimension to the background to which the housing authority must have regard when performing its functions. Social background is a relatively broad provision, but to include "economic or cultural" extends it to encompass different groups that are already represented in our communities. I ask the Minister of State to indicate that he might perhaps consider amending the section.
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