Lynn Ruane (Independent)

My hope is that it is an anomaly. My thoughts were that it is an automated system that does not pick up the differences, but it is from the law agent in the council. I do not have the other one in front of me that is from South Dublin County Council, where there was a similar situation. The person who was a child occupier was then banned from going on the housing list when they were in school and obviously could not pay rent. It is clear that an anomaly is happening.

I am hopeful this can be addressed simply, without having to look at legislation because it is not part of the legislation. I hope the Minister of State and I can follow up in the next week or two to figure out a simple solution to this. Thankfully, in this situation, the mother got to the letter first, but she was distraught at the thought more letters might come. She was watching for the postman and terrified she would have to tell her child that they were in trouble with rent arrears, with the lack of safety that would have caused for the child and shame for the mother. She is still watching the post because these proceedings will not take place until next year. Therefore, I would love to receive some feedback in the next week or two about how we can address this. There is probably a simple solution.