Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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It is an issue for people who have to move because of their jobs or other reasons.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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They would not transfer from RAS to HAP. They would probably transfer to the other local authority list either through RAS or another means. We will examine it, because it is a genuine issue.

The issue of landlords stating in advertisements for rental properties that no students or rent allowance recipients need apply has been raised. I will have to get legal advice. Although they are privately owned, we have anti-discrimination and equality legislation and I will have to see whether we can specifically prohibit the practice. The fact that I suspect landlords will find ways around it does not mean we should not try to address it.

Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)
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It is fine if a landlord rejects a prospective tenant on meeting him or her.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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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.

Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)
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When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Ivana Bacik (Independent)
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Next Tuesday.