Mark Duffy (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for outlining the detailed feedback. The person affected in this example is in receipt of the rent supplement payment. She meets the criteria for HAP and RAS but she is not in receipt of them now. Will she be negatively impacted by, say, the minimum of two years that is required for her to avail of the tenant in situ scheme, or does the Minister of State think the cost-rental ability he outlined will give enough flexibility, considering that this is a difficult situation where the tenant is due to be evicted and that there are many examples of people being affected by domestic violence? Does the Minister of State see and believe that there is, generally, enough flexibility for the local authority? I know he cannot give case-specific replies but generally, is there enough flexibility to allow the local authority to purchase the house to keep a roof over the head of someone in a vulnerable situation like this?