Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)

I welcome the clarification provided by the Minister of State. It is important to note that this is a scheme which provides a short-term response but it will not be suitable because the local authority housing is not available for people who are in the scheme. Directors of services in the local authorities I deal with are saying they are being forced by the Government policy towards private rental accommodation because houses will not be built to deal with the demand. This gives a short-term reprieve and I welcome the clarification but it will not be a solution to the issue and I call on the Minister of State to talk to the Minister for Social Protection to ask her to review this policy as it is a very flawed policy which is putting undue pressure on tenants and it will not solve the problem. It will force people out of their homes and children out of their schools. It will create ghettos in areas where only people of a certain class or those on social welfare are corralled into certain areas of cities. I call on the Minister for Social Protection to completely review this policy.