Social Welfare Offices
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-13
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

I ask for an update on the timeline for employing those 80 people. What target times are we looking at for processing the claims? We all get that considerable work is being done and that is the reason more staff are being sought but Louth County Council informed us that it takes approximately six weeks for applications for white goods and floors. That can hold up people on the housing list in moving on and create a difficulty when looking for those. The properties that are being vacated should become available, because they are like hen's teeth at present with the housing crisis. Anything that can be done should be done.

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Sitting date: 2022-10-13