Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We can examine it. It has been raised before, and the "no rent supplement" stipulation is very frequently seen.

The issue of empty houses was raised and I am trying to use a carrot and stick approach to it. I have allocated funding to bring back 1,700 boarded up, empty houses. I have also met the directors of service for housing and told them they must speed up the process by which they allocate houses. Some of them are much better than others at reallocating houses quickly. I think I have covered most of the issues raised and I thank the Senators very much for their contributions.