Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons and families in receipt of the housing assistance payment, by county, in tabular form; the average payment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14766/19]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State.

Details of the number of active tenancies and the average monthly landlord payment by local authority area at the end of Quarter 4 2018, are set out in the table below:

* The average monthly landlord payment for tenancies set up by the DRHE are recorded against the individual local authority.

My Department continues to keep the operation of the HAP scheme under review. In general, I am satisfied with the operation of the HAP and I consider it to be a key vehicle for meeting housing need and fulfilling the ambitious programme outlined under Rebuilding Ireland.