Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

To follow on from what Senator Hannigan said, I have a question about extreme hardship cases. If a tenant of the local authority dies, where does the rest of the family stand with regard to any charge that might be on that dwelling? It could be a sibling, a son or a daughter. Does the local authority have discretion in law? I would appreciate if the Minister would clarify that for me.