Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am addressing the Minister. As he will be aware, various housing bodies work with local authorities. If Túath, for example, has ten vacant houses, its get the names of persons on the housing list from the local authorities and they all work together. Housing bodies such as Tinteán, Clúid and Respond go to the local authority, such as Carlow County Council, which puts forward the names to the agencies. That is how it has always worked. I know from dealing with the groups that they are doing an excellent job. Some have managers on site who check and talk to the agencies. They should not be subject to the requirement for annual registration with the RTB because they are doing a good job and have their own identity. The Minister needs to focus on there being more communication between the agencies, local authority tenants and local authorities and that there is a direct line to the various agency groups. The social housing that has been built recently has been built through these housing groups. They are the ones providing housing. Could this provision be excluded? If not, why not?